RUHR.2010 Opening

ESSEN, GERMANY - JANUARY 09: (R-L) President of the Federal Republic Horst Koehler, his wife Eva and Prime Minister of North-Rhine Westfalia Juergen Ruettgers (from right to left) watch the opening show of the RUHR.2010 cultural capital year at Zeche Zollverein on January 9, 2010 in Essen, Germany. The Grand Opening of RUHR.2010 is celebrated with a 2-day cultural festivity on World Heritage Site Zeche Zollverein in Essen, formerly the world�s largest colliery. All halls of the Zollverein colliery will be staging various artistic and entertainment programmes, giving a foretaste of the RUHR.2010 event highlights, including open-air Emscher Art, light art, theatre, dance and performance as well as singing. (Photo by Kirsten Neumann/Getty Images)