Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia > Cologne
Cologne
N 50°56.425', E 6°58.08'
2011-06-08
http://www.stadt-koeln.de/
Our rating: 8.60
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Cologne is a major economic and cultural center, a very well known and promoted city, mainly due to its famous cathedral. The cathedral is the dominant of the city center. It is located near the railway station and is visible to all passengers passing through Cologne, as well as to people landing at the airport. We are sure that most tourists visit Cologne because of its cathedral. Every year about six million tourists visit the famous gothic church on the Rhine. It is the most visited attraction in Germany. Almost the entire city was destroyed during the bombings of World War II. Cologne Cathedral miraculously survived, despite a direct hit of 3 bombs. Construction of this masterpiece of Gothic architecture began in 1248 and lasted for centuries. On October 15, 1880, the construction was completed in a festive atmosphere in the presence of Kaiser Wilhelm I. Cologne Cathedral is one of the largest churches in the world, the height of the towers is 157 meters. Upon completion it became the tallest building in the world for 4 years. There are many other attractions in Cologne, but because of lack of time, we decided to see the Hohenzollern Bridge and go to the observation deck on other side of the river (in a skyscraper). Cross the bridge on foot to see a huge number of "love locks". We counted the number of locks on one part of the metal fence, multiplied by the number of parts and got about 100,000 locks! Be sure to visit the observation deck. We wanted to wait for darkness and see the cathedral with lights, but in summer the observation deck is open until 10 pm and there's still no darkness in Germany at this time.Official website of the observation deck in Cologne Official website of the Cologne Cathedral
Cologne Cathedral ©Yuriy Buriak
View of Cologne from observation deck ©Yuriy Buriak
View of Cologne from observation deck ©Yuriy Buriak
View of Cologne from observation deck ©Yuriy Buriak
Cologne Cathedral ©Yuriy Buriak
Cologne Cathedral ©Yuriy Buriak
Hohenzollern bridge in Cologne ©Yuriy Buriak
Church of Great St. Martin ©Yuriy Buriak
Cologne Cathedral ©Yuriy Buriak
View of Cologne from observation deck ©Yuriy Buriak
View of Cologne from observation deck ©Yuriy Buriak
Cologne ©Nastya Myronets
Views of the Rhine and the Church of Great St. Martin ©Yuriy Buriak
Locks on the Hohenzollern bridge in Cologne ©Yuriy Buriak
Locks on the Hohenzollern bridge in Cologne ©Nastya Myronets
Locks on the Hohenzollern Bridge in Cologne ©Nastya Myronets
Locks on the Hohenzollern Bridge in Cologne ©Nastya Myronets
Locks on the Hohenzollern Bridge in Cologne ©Nastya Myronets
Locks on the Hohenzollern bridge in Cologne ©Nastya Myronets
Locks on the Hohenzollern bridge in Cologne ©Nastya Myronets
Locks on the Hohenzollern bridge in Cologne ©Nastya Myronets
Locks on the Hohenzollern bridge in Cologne ©Nastya Myronets
New fashion trends in Cologne? ©Nastya Myronets
Getting there: Cologne is one of the largest cities in Germany, you can get there by any transport, use the bahn.de website.
Tags, Germany: bridge , cathedral , city , observation deck Tags, all countries: bridge , cathedral , city , observation deck
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 8.60
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
* - Note: Description of the evaluation is not always appropriate for a particular object, it's just a little help