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Deer Park Reuschenberg

is an urban Reuschenberg Animal Park in Leverkusen Kuppersteg on the border with Burrig.When the park first of only two rows of cages was, he was gradually expanded and today according to various sources over an area of 3.4 hectares or 5.5.The park is visited by approximately 200,000 visitors annually.The name of the game park is reminiscent of the former castle Reuschenberg , which was located from 1295 to 1968 in the vicinity. Because of war damage and decay, but it was then demolished.Through the support of various projects is growing in the park to preserve several endangered animal species with extinction.While the animal population today is mainly concentrated on native species in recent decades also have more exotic species such as ocelots and peacocks kept.Even a brown bear at times to count inventory.As part of a zoo school is trying, especially for students and youth groups raise awareness for zoological and ecological problems arouse.

Morsbroich Castle

is a former coming of the Teutonic Order.Since 1951 is in the castle, the Municipal Museum of Modern Art is home.The museum specializes in analytical painting, the New Realism, the Op Art , the kinetic art, and the monochrome (for example, with Yves Klein and Piero Manzoni ).In addition, some have contemporary artists found their way into the collection.In addition, the sculptures will be added in the park and approximately quarterly exhibitions.2009, the Museum of International Art Critics Association was AICA to the Museum of the Year chosen. The German Section of the Association based its decision on the grounds that the public model with its own collections and temporary exhibitions of contemporary art introduced to the current art trends.

National Garden Show

is one taking place in several German and Austrian provinces exhibition on horticulture.In Germany, a horticultural show is at the country level, the smaller counterpart to the National Garden Festival , in Austria there is no equivalent to date.Horticultural shows are in Germany since 1980 in the states of Baden-Wuerttemberg and Bavaria instead.In North Rhine-Westphalia in 1970, there was a first national horticultural show, other German states adopted the model later.Also in the Austrian provinces, Upper and Lower Austria for several years are held every two years alternately in horticultural shows.

Bayarena Stadium

is a football stadium in Leverkusen, Germany, which has been the home ground of Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen since 1958.The stadium was originally known as Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion (English: Ulrich Haberland Stadium), named after a former chairman of Bayer AG, the club's founders. Its original capacity was 20,000. In 1986, a rebuilding project began to convert it into a modern facility; the project continued intermittently over the following decade.The project was completed in 1997, making the stadium an ultramodern all-seater with a capacity of 22,500.The stadium was renamed BayArena in 1998.On March 30, 2007 Bayer AG agreed on the extension of the stadium to a capacity of over 30,000. Construction works began end of 2007 and are supposed to be finished at the beginning of the 2009–10 season.On September 30, 2008, BayArena was selected as one of nine venues to be used during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup to house three group and one quarterfinal match.

Bayer Cross Leverkusen

is the largest illuminated advertisement in the world.The advertisement is for Bayer, the multinational pharmaceutical company based in Leverkusen.The advertisement, installed in 1958, shows the emblem of the company Bayer.It hangs on two 118-metre steel towers and possesses a diameter of 51 metres and a weight of 300 tons.It takes 1,712 40-Watt bulbs to light the display. In 2003, the Bayer cross was overhauled completely.An older Bayer Cross existed before World War II. This was erected in 1933 and placed between two 126-metre chimneys of a power station; it had a diameter of 72 metres. It was dismantled in 1944.

Water Tower Leverkusen-Burrig

is a 72.45 metre high water tower built in 1978 in Leverkusen-Burrig.It has a water reservoir for 4000 cubic metres with a diameter of 42 metres.The Water Tower Leverkusen-Burrig should be transformed by special markings in world's largest compass. It has also an observation deck for visitors.

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