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2. Cologne - Wikipedia

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   Cologne. /  50.93639°N 6.95278°E  / 50.93639; 6.95278. Cologne ( / kəˈloʊn / ⓘ kə-LOHN; German: Köln [kœln] ⓘ; Kölsch: Kölle [ˈkœlə] ⓘ) is the largest city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and over 3.1 ...

3. Kölnisches Stadtmuseum - Wikipedia

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   Kölnisches Stadtmuseum. /  50.9390000°N 6.9542806°E  / 50.9390000; 6.9542806. The Kölnische Stadtmuseum is the municipal history museum of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is housed in the former Franz Sauer fashion house since March 2024, which has been completely remodelled for the museum. The site is centrally located ...

4. Cologne Cathedral - Wikipedia

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   On 18 August 2005, Pope Benedict XVI visited the cathedral during his apostolic visit to Germany, as part of World Youth Day 2005 festivities. An estimated one million pilgrims visited the cathedral during this time. Also as part of the events of World Youth Day, Cologne Cathedral hosted a televised gala performance of Beethoven's Missa ...

5. Kölntriangle - Wikipedia

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   Kölntriangle. KölnTriangle (formerly also known as LVR-Turm) is a 103.2 metres (339 ft) [1] tall building in Deutz, Cologne, and a prominent landmark in Cologne. The building was designed by Dörte Gatermann of Cologne-based architecture firm Gatermann + Schossig and completed in 2006. Its south facade consists of a double-facade, allowing ...

6. History of Cologne - Wikipedia

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   The city was burnt down by Vikings in the winter of 881/2. In the early 10th century, the dukes of Lorraine seceded from East Francia. Cologne passed to East Francia but was soon reconquered by Henry the Fowler, deciding its fate as a city of the Holy Roman Empire (and eventually Germany) rather than France.

7. St. Cecilia's Church, Cologne - Wikipedia

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   St. Cecilia's Church ( Cäcilienkirche, Colognian pronunciation: [tsɪnˈtsila]) is one of the twelve Romanesque churches in Cologne’s old city, maintained by the Foundation of Romanesque Churches in Cologne. The present building, little changed since its inception, dates from 1130-60. [1] Since 1956, the church has been the home of the ...