On a gentle hill overlooking the racecourse stands Haus Roland, a stately manor that whispers tales of bygone eras. Don’t be fooled by its relatively recent construction around 1893. Haus Roland, you see, is a phoenix, reborn from the ashes of its predecessor. That earlier structure, a grand Renaissance or Baroque palace, graced this very spot from 1696 to 1706 and underwent numerous transformations throughout the 19th century. Take a moment to imagine those magnificent baroque gardens that once surrounded the estate! They were transformed into an English landscape in 1804 by the renowned Maximilian Friedrich Weyhe, whose touch graced many a garden in Düsseldorf. Today, only the manor, redesigned in the Neo-Renaissance style, remains. Still, it stands as a silent witness to centuries of art, ambition, and the enduring allure of this remarkable city.
Rank-Xerox-Haus
“Imagine working in a building shaped like a honeycomb!”” Right here, you see the Rank-Xerox-Haus, a masterpiece of Brutalist architecture.