▁city ' s ▁inhabitants ▁- ▁was ▁its ▁compar ative ▁lack ▁of ▁high - quality ▁sho pping ▁possibilities . ▁It ▁has ▁attempted ▁to ▁repair ▁this ▁def ic iency ▁by ▁creating ▁a ▁second ▁large ▁sho pping ▁m all ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁tip ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁centre ▁( the ▁Wal zm ühle ▁near ▁Berliner ▁Platz ) ▁with ▁affili ated ▁railway ▁station ▁( L ud wig sh afen - M itte ). ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁another ▁sho pping ▁m all ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine , ▁the ▁Rhein - G al erie , ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Ludwig sh afen ▁has ▁enorm ous ▁importance ▁as ▁an ▁industrial ▁city . ▁ ▁District s ▁ ▁Centre ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁centre ▁of ▁Ludwig sh afen ▁is ▁compar atively ▁small ▁and ▁domin ated ▁by ▁post - war ▁buildings . ▁Its ▁northern ▁and ▁southern ▁boundaries ▁are ▁the ▁Hoch stra ßen ▁( high ways ▁on ▁st il ts ), ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁station ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Ludwig sh afen , ▁at ▁a ▁walking ▁distance ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ▁from ▁the ▁central ▁ped est rian ▁prec inct ▁B ism ar ck straße ▁that ▁forms , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁sho pping ▁mile ▁Ludwig s straße , ▁the ▁main ▁North - S outh ▁A xis , ▁connecting ▁the ▁so - called ▁“ N orth ▁P ole ” ▁with ▁the ▁R ath aus ▁Center ▁and ▁the ▁“ S outh ▁P ole ”