Gasometer Oberhausen
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Why go
- Mythos Wald explores forest life through photographs, films, sound and exhibits; sit beneath the root mass of the towering installation Der Baum.
- The interior panoramic elevator rises to a floor below the roof; an outside stairway continues to three rooftop platforms.
- Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s 1999 installation stacked 13,000 multicoloured oil barrels into a wall 68 metres wide and 26 metres high.
Plan your visit
Prices
From the venue's website · checked 13 Oct 2026
Opening hours
Today10:00 – 18:00Show all
What you see
- Three rooftop platforms look across the western Ruhr region; in clear weather, visibility reaches up to 35 kilometres.
Know before you go
- The interior is not heated or air-conditioned, so its temperature follows the weather outside.
- Visitors who are blind or have low vision can request special guided tours.
Interesting facts4
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1,207 tonnes
The pressure disc originally weighed 1,207 tonnes, floated on stored gas and rose to 95 metres when the holder was full.
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24 double
Its 24-sided shell consists of 24 double-T girders with riveted steel sheets between them.
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117.5 metres
It is Europe’s largest disc-type gas holder, measuring 117.5 metres high and 67.6 metres wide.
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1.74 million
Its construction cost 1.74 million Reichsmarks, and the operation paid for itself in its first year.
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History
The holder balanced industrial gas supply and demand, storing gas until nearby works needed it. It first held blast-furnace gas for reuse in rolling mills, then higher-energy gas from the Osterfeld coke plant, supplying industrial customers including Ruhrchemie in Holten. Today it is an anchor point on both the European Route of Industrial Heritage and the Industrial Heritage Trail.
- 1927Construction began on 27 February. The 1.74 million Reichsmark investment paid for itself in the gas holder’s first operating year.
- 1929The gas holder began operating on 15 May, with capacity for 347,000 cubic metres of gas.
- Second World WarThe holder continued operating after repeated bomb damage. During one bombardment, stored gas caught fire but burned without exploding.
- 1946–1950A fire during repairs in 1946 led to dismantling down to the foundations. Reconstruction reused structural elements, including the roof, and gas operations had resumed by 1 June 1950.
- 1988The gas holder was decommissioned as demand for stored gas declined.
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- 1992Oberhausen City Council narrowly voted to acquire it for exhibition use.
- 1993–1994Deutsche Babcock AG converted it into Europe’s tallest exhibition hall as part of IBA Emscher Park. The conversion included a 500-seat auditorium above the main exhibition space.
- 1994–1995Its exhibition on the Ruhr coal and iron industries drew about 460,000 visitors.
- 2019–2021Corrosion damage prompted a complete restoration. The exhibition hall reopened in October 2021 with Das zerbrechliche Paradies.
How to get there
- On footThe Gasometer is beside the Rhine-Herne Canal and next to CentrO.
- On footAddress: Arenastraße 11, Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Accessibility
- Lift An interior panoramic elevator reaches a floor below the roof. Visitors with disabilities can ask staff about an outside elevator to a rooftop platform.
- Toilet Accessible toilets are available.
Sources: Gasometer Oberhausen - Wikipedia · Oberhausen - Wikivoyage (see) · Gasometer Oberhausen · Tickets — Gasometer Oberhausen · Geschichte — Gasometer Oberhausen · Gasometer Oberhausen - Wikipedia · Gazomètre d'Oberhausen - Wikipedia · checked 28 Sep 2026
- Website
- gasometer.de/
- Phone
- +49 208 850370
Questions and answers
When is Gasometer Oberhausen open?
It is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–18:00.
Is Gasometer Oberhausen accessible?
The venue is largely accessible to visitors with disabilities and has accessible toilets. Visitors with disabilities can ask staff to use the outside lift directly to a rooftop platform.
Can visitors go to the roof of Gasometer Oberhausen?
The glass panoramic lift inside reaches a floor below the roof; an outside stairway continues to the rooftop platforms. The exterior staircase route has 592 steps.
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