Hamm

The Westphalian city has an unusual landmark: the well-known glass elephant. In 1984, an architect converted the former coal washing building of a colliery into a walk-in sculpture. The journeyman is 35 meters high, houses a palm garden and, as a vantage point, offers an excellent view over its hometown. During a stroll through the city, you will encounter many other replicas of the proboscideans. In addition to numerous churches worth seeing, Hamm offers another surprise: In the district of Hamm-Uentrop you can marvel at a colorful Hindu temple. This largest European building of its kind also commemorates the flight and expulsion of thousands of Tamils from their homeland.