» Art, fashion and trade fair town
The North Rhine-Westphalian capital on the Rhine has around 572 000 inhabitants. It is also the Japanese stronghold, because due to close economic relations living here around 7000 "Japanese Düsseldorf". They dominate the city, especially in the area around the main station, the so-called "Little Tokyo".
In fine weather you can stroll down as 100 years ago the broad Rhine promenade and sit there on the stairs at Castle Square, one of the most popular meeting places. Well over Dusseldorf is also known as the "Kings", the elegant promenade of the city, which is one of the world's finest luxury shopping boulevard. She's full of cafes and fine designer shops, the discrete dispense it to write to the prices issued clothes.
» The universities
Dusseldorf has a total of 4 universities together with approximately 34 220 students. The largest is the Heinrich-Heine-University, named after the most famous inhabitants of Düsseldorf, inscribed with about 24 780 students. The Heinrich-Heine University is a campus university, which by the way only in 1988 received its current name after a 23-year-old name dispute. Not pretty but the fact is that commute at the HHU 30% of students every day, because so many go straight home after the lecture.
In addition, there are the technical college, the Academy of Fine Arts and the Robert Schumann University.
» Attractions
See absolutely you should:
- the media harbor with its modern architectural masterpieces such as the new Zollhof by star architect Frank O. Gehry, now one of the most famous buildings in the city. Here is Düsseldorf's Media mile and Immendorff studio
- called the Königsallee, short KÖ
- Home animal Olderdissen: The Recreation and Park for all animal lovers. Here, on 15 acres of 100 different species, mostly from local clubs, is shown. The enclosures are natural and furnished according to the latest zoological standards. A learning center for children and adults (Dornberger Str 149a).
- the art museum K21 (international contemporary art, art of the 21st century,. Ständehausstr.1) in the old House of the Estates, and the K20 (masterworks of the 20th century, the Paul Klee collection, Picasso, Mondrian,. Grabbeplatz 5, Old Town)
- the old town, in a pub lined up on the other
» Student Life
Finding accommodation in Dusseldorf is a bit difficult. Directly on the campus or immediately adjacent are the 11 halls of residence, for which one has to apply early enough. Popular student area are also Bilk, Unterbilk and versts. However, one must then grab often little deeper into their pockets.
In Dusseldorf, it can be a wonderful shopping spree, for example, in the Schadowstraße, the busiest shopping street in Germany and in the old town with its trendy boutiques. There are also some shopping centers such as the elegant K-Galerie or the Sevens, where you can shop on seven floors.
» Typical Dusseldorf
Dusseldorf is next to the Cologne carnival stronghold par excellence. Each year between Weiberfastnacht and Green Monday is celebrated like crazy. However, you should not call here Alaaf but Helau in his own interest, for the Carnival, the old "hostility" of Cologne comes back up.
The reasons for this "enmity" are not very clear by the way, it is mainly a question of Alt or Kolsch and Helau or Alaaf.
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