"Change within a big city"

Here, just a few years ago chimneys were smoking, coal was mined at a depth of 1000 m and a record amount of beer was brewed. Today the sky is sunny and blue, almost 50 % of the land is green, one of Germany's largest top-notch technology parks is being established and a modern university exudes a whole new progressive image. The former industrial area is being transformed into a park and lakeside landscape.