Coal Mine Hannibal (Zeche Hannibal)

From the publisher: "The cycle of publications of photography by Bernd and Hilla Becher, documenting the monuments of industrial culture worldwide, continues with "Coal Mine Hannibal." The Hannibal coal mine in Bochum-Hofstede was shut down on March 31, 1973. A few days later, Bernd and Hilla Becher started their extensive documentation of the colliery demolished in 1974. 85 images divided into 19 subject groups scan not only the mine as a whole from different angles but each architectural part of the complex industrial plant - from the winding tower to the wash house, from the preparation plant to the workshop and sawdust silos."