Self-guided podcast tour Essen: The Margarethenhöhe Experiment

Cross the bridge and enter a living social experiment. Over a century ago, the Krupp steel dynasty created a garden city on Margarethenhöhe that was intended to improve workers' lives through architecture, fresh air, and strict rules. Accompany a city planner and an architectural detective through this neighborhood and discover how a homogeneous working-class settlement became a diverse community, how residents challenge control from above, and what small architectural details tell about power, change, and cohesion. - 3.0 km self-guided tour with 7 stations over 107 min. - Ideal for everyone interested in urbanism, infrastructure, and innovation Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals - Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app