Ferropolis

1958

1964

1991

Official beginning of the mining industry reorganization
Idea and concept for FERROPOLIS in the context of the workshop project "industrial garden realm" at the building house Dessau

1995

Planning for the list of the excavators
Ferropolis becomes EXPO project
Beginning of regular pit walks in the remainder hole of the open mining, organizes from the building house Dessau
14.12. Town foundation of "FERROPOLIS - city from iron" by the minister of economics at that time of Saxonia-Anhalt, Dr. Klaus Schucht

1997

Establishment of the FERROPOLIS GmbH
Arranging celebration of the city Ferropolis with light installation of Mr. Jonathan Park
Agency of studio park, London, with the design planning for the arena
Award of the "Freiherr-vom-Stein-Preis" for Rainer Weisbach and Martin BrÃ¼ck for the idea "Ferropolis"

1998

Drafts of the AG Ian Ritchie, London/THP architect, Berlin for gate building and station of the city Ferropolis
Consultant procedure/agency of office Kiefer landscape architect, Berlin with the detailing of the arena and the development of an outline plan for the landscape design of the peninsula Ferropolis
Commencement of construction

1999

2000

Beginning of the flow of the remainder hole with strange water
Agency of the AG sea-farmer, Wefers and partner landscape architect, Berlin and IFT, potsdam with the development of a master plan "gate to the Duebener heath" for the city Graefenhainichen and the municipalities Burgkemnitz, Gossa, Groebern, Schleesen and Zschornewitz
Inauguration of the arena with Mikis Theodorakis and a fire and a light production by Mr. Gerd Hof
first full meeting season of the Ferropolis arena

2001

Preparation for the II. Section, Graefenhainichen and the district Wittenberg guarantee complementary financing
Establishment of the promotion association Ferropolis e. V.

2002

2003

Ferropolis as film scenery for the motion picture film "peas on half six"
Grant of the requested conveyances for the infrastructure and the excavator reorganization
Commencement of construction end of the yearly
best meeting season with 3 sold off concerts and altogether over 125.000 meeting visitors

2004

Conclusion of the excavator reorganization and the largest part of the infrastructure measures
the minister of economics of Saxonia-Anhalt, Mr. Rehberger, visits Ferropolis
Gremminer Lake was sold to Blauwald Ltd.

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