Local area

The Konigsallee Boulevard is a wonderful shopping paradise and an exciting Mecca for going out, both as catwalk for the daring in fashion and a resting place for those who like to enjoy life. The Konigsallee Boulevard is renown throughout the world as a place to be.

This once-dead old harbour area has been reborn as the Medienhafen, an increasingly hip quarter filled with architecture, restaurants, bars, hotels and clubs. Once-crumbling warehouses have turned into high-tech office buildings and now rub shoulders with bold new structures designed by celebrated international architects, including Frank Gehry.

Dusseldorf's regional art museum is spread over two separate buildings. Its diversity and richness reflect the high importance art has in local life.

Designed by Frenchman Nicolas de Pigage, the three-winged palace centres on the Corps de Logis. The former residential tract, where tours (in German) offer a glimpse of the elector’s lifestyle.