Redevelopment at Döppersberg

Visited the construction site at Wuppertal’s Döppersberg last night. It is a fairly large and complex project to redevelop the area between Wuppertal main station and the inner city. What makes it so remarkable is that it is located on a steep slope (the station sits on a hillside). They have already started taking away the very top of the hill that the station used to border in order to make space for a new central bus station.

While the plans look quite attractive, it is a bit sad that Wuppertal will lose its unique station square and tunnel connecting the station with the inner city. The old (and now still existing Döppersberg) is a landmark of neglected modernism. It is a unique experience. leaving the main station and walking down this narrow, run down and yet busy tunnel-system - it will soon be gone.