The classics in Düsseldorf

6 places that make the city

The places that make Düsseldorf: Neuer Zollhof (Gehry buildings), Rheinturm (Rhine Tower) and more, with what is on there next.

Neuer Zollhof (Gehry buildings)

Outdoors

Three curving office buildings by Frank Gehry in the MedienHafen, opened in 1999. The promenade by the harbour basin has the best view of them.

Rheinturm (Rhine Tower)

Indoors

The TV tower on the Rhine, 240.5 metres tall, with a viewing platform and a restaurant more than 160 metres up. The lights on its shaft are a clock that shows the time.

Castle Tower and St. Lambertus

Outdoors

On the Burgplatz in the Altstadt stands the castle tower, all that is left of Düsseldorf's palace, now home to the shipping museum. Behind it is St. Lambertus with its crooked, twisted spire, and in front of it the Rhine promenade.

Königsallee

Outdoors

The Kö: about a kilometre of boulevard, with shops on one side and the old moat under chestnut trees on the other. The Triton fountain from 1902 stands at its northern end.

The Altstadt (old town)

Outdoors

More than 300 pubs on half a square kilometre, which is why it is called "the longest bar in the world". An Altbier in one of the brewpubs is part of the visit.

When it rains

When it rains
  • Rheinturm (Rhine Tower)
  • Kunstpalast