Grand Hall ZOLLVEREIN®

Event Location Contact

The Zeche Zollverein in Essen, about 30 kilometres north of Düsseldorf, is a UNESCO World Heritage site and impresses with its very special atmosphere. Even though the Zeche was shut down more than 30 years ago, the impressive architecture of the industrial buildings on the site of one of the most important coal mines in Germany keeps the memory alive.
In rooms equipped with the latest digital technology, the Grand Hall ZOLLVEREIN® offers 25 to 2,500 people a spectacular backdrop for thrilling events on an area of 40 to 4,000 square metres and offers all services relevant to the event from a single source. An event centre that meets all the requirements of a state-of-the-art special event location - combined with the unique flair of industrial culture. 

  • Number of event rooms: 12
  • Number of persons in the largest room in row seating: 1,600
  • Distance to city center: 38.5 km
Grand hall outside view, © Copyright/Grand Hall ZOLLVEREIN®
Foyer ground floor, © Copyright/Grand Hall ZOLLVEREIN®
Foyer ground floor, © Copyright/Grand Hall ZOLLVEREIN®
Grand hall, © Copyright/Grand Hall ZOLLVEREIN®
Club area, © Copyright/Grand Hall ZOLLVEREIN®
Upstairs grand hall, © Copyright/Grand Hall ZOLLVEREIN®
Switching house partial area, © Copyright/Grand Hall ZOLLVEREIN®
Upstairs grand hall, © Copyright/Grand Hall ZOLLVEREIN®
Upstairs catering area 500 pax, © Copyright/Grand Hall ZOLLVEREIN®
Upstairs grand hall, © Copyright/Grand Hall ZOLLVEREIN®

Ca­pa­cit­ies of the event rooms

Name of the roomSeating variationsDaylight
Theatre styleBanquet styleCocktail receptionParliament
Grand Hall EG, Foyer360350 yes
Grand Hall EG, Club460450 no
Grand Hall OG1,8001,6007502,500750 yes
Schalthaus Foyer215100350 no
Schalthaus Raum 1175208150 yes
Schalthaus Raum 2155198132 yes
Raum 1A55 yes
Raum 1 B oder C25 yes
Raum 1 D70 yes
Raum 2 A50 yes
Raum 2 B oder C25 yes
Raum 2 D55 yes
Theatre styleBanquet styleCocktail receptionClassroom style

Loc­a­tion Fea­tures

  • Conference technology
  • Car passable
  • Parking spaces: 200
  • Total exhibition area: 4,000 m²

Types of Events

  • Congress
  • Congress with exhibition
  • Concerts/theatres
  • Sports event
  • Seminar
  • Conferences
  • Exhibition
  • Seminar/conference
  • Evening event

Ad­di­tion­al In­form­a­tion

- Further parking space within 100m

Loc­a­tion & Ac­cess­ib­il­ity

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Plan route
  • 30.0 km to Airport
  • 40.0 km to Central station
  • 38.5 km to City center
  • 35.0 km to Congress Center Düsseldorf/Messe Düsseldorf