You can see the two clearly distinguishable stages of construction in the early and late 1920s (the latter in a functional-expressionist style). In both sections, a high urban quality was …

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Stephan

May 23, 2020

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Various architectural styles from roughly 20 years of settlement development alternate from street to street here. The first houses in the northern part of the settlement were built starting in 1914 to adapt Düren's housing situation to the needs of the growing city during industrialization. The primary building material, brick, was produced directly within the settlement.

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Willi Katzenbauer

March 11, 2023

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My home of the green belt.

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