Art in the Underground - The Wehrhahn Line

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1 hour 30 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: German

“Art and magic in a German metro” was the headline of the New York Times on the occasion of the opening of the 3.4-kilometer-long weir tap line. The laying of the tracks underground has not only relieved the city of traffic.
The art city of Düsseldorf is opening up a new terrain with the underground. In what a fascinating way, you'll find out on this tour! 6 subway stations*, 6 artists, according to the design concept.
In cooperation with the city, architects and engineers, the former students of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf have succeeded in embedding art in the daily lives of more than 50,000 passengers – with completely different ideas.
Here the subway station becomes a sound world, there a space station and at the next stop a steel poem awaits you – or a mystery?
Discover yourself as a protagonist and learn how the “continuum” also connects the individual stations aesthetically. Art on the whole (Wehrhahn) line!

What's Included

20% discount on the one-hour panoramic tour with the Cologne-Düsseldorfer
10% discount on all souvenirs in the tourist information
Voucher for free entry to the city museum
90-minute guided tour
Subway ticket which is required for the tour (price level A3)

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Corner of Oststraße 1 / Am Wehrhahn 25

End point

The end point is the Kirchplatz underground station

Itinerary

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes (approximately)
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    The new Wehrhahn line is one of the special attractions of the city of Düsseldorf. The design concept for the six underground stations was developed by network architects Darmstadt and the artists Heike Klussmann (Pempelforter Straße), Ursula Damm (Schadowstraße), Ralf Brög (Heinrich-Heine-Allee), Thomas Stricker (Benrather Straße), Manuel Franke (Graf-Adolf-Platz) and Enne Haehnle (Kirchplatz) developed and implemented together with the engineers. Each station has an individual character that has painterly, sculptural, interactive, tonal or geometric qualities. The route itself was realized as an underground space continuum, similar to a snake that expands at every station. "Art and Magic in a German Metro" - this is how the New York Times describes this spectacular subway line. The six new underground stations are reached by underground: Pempelforter Straße / Schadowstraße / Heinrich-Heine-Allee / Benrather Straße / Graf-Adolf-Platz / Kirchplatz (end)

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Visit Düsseldorf

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Architecture Tours
Art Tours
Running Tours
City Tours
Layover Tours
Public Transportation Tours
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