One-day field trips

D 02 - Bonn – the history and future of the former capital of West Germany

This guided tour around the picturesque city of Bonn will provide an overview of the town’s historic development from the 17th century to the current day. The focus will be on Bonn’s role as “capital city”, the effects this status had on the urban development and the possible legacies of the governmental buildings and sites.

Organiser: Prof. Andreas Dittmann

24th August 2012   
Start: 9:30h (Bonn Central Station) or 8:30h at Cologne South train station
End: 16:30h (Bonn Central Station)
Number of participants: 10-20   
Fee: 6€

Note: The train ticket from Cologne to Bonn is not included. A day-ticket will cost around 16€.
 

D 03 - National Park “Eifel” and the historical buildings of “Ordensburg Vogelsang”   

  • Burg Vogelsang: Guided tour of the castle and introduction to the history of the place, with a special focus on the use as elite school and cadre training academy by the national socialists in the 1930s and 1940s
  • History of the nature reserve “Eifel” with the option to have lunch (not included in fee) at the rustic restaurant “Adlerhof”
  • Walk to the deserted village of Wollseifen: history of the village and factors that led to its abandonment, general discussion of the changes which have occurred in the nature and landscape of the Eifel as a result of human interventions
  • Walk to the barrage and artificial water reservoir at Urfttalsperre:  water management in the Eifel
  • Trip by boat (ca. 45 minutes) to Einruhr: the advantages and risks of tourism for the National park Eifel
  • Optional “Kaffee & Kuchen” (following the German custom of having cake & coffee in the afternoon) at a local café and subsequent coach ride back to Cologne

Organiser: Mareike Kroll (University of Cologne)
Email: Mareike.kroll@uni-koeln.de 
Phone: +49-(0)221-470-7055

24th August 2012
Start: Friday, 24th August 2012, 9:00h (IGC field trip desk)
End: Friday, 24th August at about  18:00h (Cologne)
Number of participants: 15-25   
Fee: 54€

Note: Please wear appropriate walking shoes. Participants need to be sufficiently fit to walk about 10km across hilly terrain.
 

D 05 - Bonn: Reinventing the City after the Loss of the Capital Function   

Exploring Bonn on foot and by public transport   

Organiser: Prof. Hans Dieter Laux
Email: hdlaux@giub.uni-bonn.de 
Phone: +49-(0)2225-5836

25th August 2012
Start: 9:30h (Bonn Central Station) or 8:30 at Cologne South train station
End:  17:30h (Bonn Central Station)
Number of participants: 10-20
Fee: 6€

Note: The train ticket from Cologne to Bonn is not included. A day-ticket will cost around 16€.
 

D 06 - UNESCO world heritage: Augustusburg palace and Falkenlust hunting lodge (Brühl)   

  • Baroque and Rokoko architecture
  • French baroque garden architecture and English landscape gardens
  • Rokoko architecture and interiors
Organiser: PD, Dr Reinhard Zeese
Email: reinhard.zeese@web.de
Phone: +49-(0)2232-567276   

25th August 2011
Start : 9:00h (IGC field trip desk)
End: 18:00h (Brühl)
Number of participants: 10-60
Fee: 16€

D 07 – Regional Change in the Ruhr Area: Waterfront Redevelopment in Duisburg   

  • The Role of  Modern Art in Regional Change
  • Fragments as Regional Memory
  • Economic, Social and Ecological Change    
Organiser: Prof. Martina Fuchs (University of Cologne)
Email: fuchs@wiso.uni-koeln.de
Phone: +49-(0)221-4707729
   
25th August 2012
Start: 10:00h (Duisburg Central Station) or 8:45h at Cologne Central Station
End: 16:00h (Duisburg Central Station)   
Number of participants: 10-25   
Fee: 12€

(Note: the train ticket to Duisburg is not included. A return ticket from Cologne will cost approximately 33€.)