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A visit to Cologne and its outstanding architectural points of interest.
background:
Cologne Cathedral ("Kölner Dom" or simply "Dom") is one of the largest churches on the planet. Construction started in 1248 on top of the remains of the former cathedral and several other buildings. The place had been occupied by Christian churches from the 4th century onwards. It took until 1880 to finish it completely. However, continuous repairs and replacements of fragile parts are necessary to keep it intact.
It stands 157.22m (515.81ft) tall
Cologne Cathedral was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996 (ref. 0292).
foreground:
Gross St. Martin was built on top of remains of Roman buildings which date back to the first century. A first church - part of a Benedictinian monastery - was existing in the 10th century, some records make an earlier church possible but there's no definite proof. After a devastating fire in 1150, the existing church was built and consecrated in 1172. Gross St. Martin is one of the twelve large romanic churches ("Colonia Romanica").
2018-10-21 99 JB 21874#co2tu-1
A visit to Cologne and its outstanding architectural points of interest.
background:
Cologne Cathedral ("Kölner Dom" or simply "Dom") is one of the largest churches on the planet. Construction started in 1248 on top of the remains of the former cathedral and several other buildings. The place had been occupied by Christian churches from the 4th century onwards. It took until 1880 to finish it completely. However, continuous repairs and replacements of fragile parts are necessary to keep it intact.
It stands 157.22m (515.81ft) tall
Cologne Cathedral was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996 (ref. 0292).
foreground:
Gross St. Martin was built on top of remains of Roman buildings which date back to the first century. A first church - part of a Benedictinian monastery - was existing in the 10th century, some records make an earlier church possible but there's no definite proof. After a devastating fire in 1150, the existing church was built and consecrated in 1172. Gross St. Martin is one of the twelve large romanic churches ("Colonia Romanica").