On June 2012 , the finally of the coal mines operating inwards the Saarland portion inwards due west FRG shut , mark the halt of a 250-year history of mining inwards the region. Four years afterwards , a 30-meter-tall construction called ‘The Polygon’ was erected on Bergehalde Ensdorf , 1 of the biggest slag heaps on Saarland , that rises some 150 meters inwards a higher house the surrounding Saar Valley. Due to its exposed place , the polygon is visible from all around the valley. Those who ascend to the overstep of the construction , to the 35-meter long platform , are treated alongside a magnificent sentiment of the province around in addition to the metropolis of Saarlouis.
Designed past times Berlin architect Katja Pfeiffer in addition to Oliver Sachse , the walk-in monument consist of 2 slanting towers connected past times a bridge. Depending on which direction y'all await at the monument from , ‘The Polygon’ changes shape , assuming the course of report of a rectangular arch , an inverted triangle , an inverted V , an hourglass-like construction in addition to finally similar the alphabet T falling on to its side. The shape of ‘The Polygon’ itself vaguely resembles the supporting structures that accept been used inwards secret mining.
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