Duisburg city center - Königstrasse, Station area

- Hauptbahnhof, Duisburg Main Station, Theater Duisburg, Königstrasse, City Palais, Königsgalerie, Forum Duisburg, Fernmeldeturm, Hoist Haus, Wyndham Duisburger Hof, Immanuel-Kant Park, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Strasse

The Theater Duisburg is a very beautiful white building in neo-classical style, one of two opera houses were performances are given by the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. It was built in 1912, destroyed during the bombings and rebuilt in 1950. Next is the Wyndham Duisburger Hof, a luxury hotel. They are situated near the pedestrian street, that goes from the central station to near the Inner Harbour; Königstrasse. Along Königstrasse are some large department stores, like Karstadt and TK Maxx and no less then three really modern and large shopping malls and entertainment complexes; City Palais, Königsgalerie and Forum Duisburg.

Some parts of the old City Wall is intact. Duisburg has a really large Hauptbahnhof (Main Station) with 12 platforms and fountains in front of it, where people like to hang out. It was opened in 1846 but has been rebuilt in early modernist style, like many other German stations. Immanuel-Kant Park is situated in the South part of the city center. Fernmeldeturm Duisburg is a 121m tall TV tower. Around the city center there are several modern tall office highrises, about 17-20 floors.