Köln/Cologne
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 Museum Schnütgen |
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 Cathedral |
Reconstructed Old City Hall (Altes Rathaus)
Walking towards the Old City Hall from the Cathedral area |
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in the lobby hangs a painting
of Konrad Adenauer, who was mayor of Cologne until 1933 and later the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany |
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| German biographical page and related links on Konrad Adenauer | ||
close by was the original Jewish quarter, and the ritual baths were recently discovered underground and now can be partially viewed from the plaza through a glass roof
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Further down the road is the WWII ruin of St. Alban
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The sculpture Trauernden Eltern (Mourning Parents) by Käthe Kollwitz occupies an impressive position.
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The OverstolzenhausBuilt 1220, it is the only still standing patrician house from the Romanesque period. |
Altermarkt and Zeughaus
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| Am Altermarkt - the Old Marketplace one of two large markets near the river |
The Zeughaus (Armory) from around 1600 A.D. now holds the City Museum | |
Heinzelmännchen Fountain
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Impressions walking around
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a
bike where it is not supposed to be …
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the Three Holy
Kings are everywhere …
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Karneval (Mardi Gras) is very important to Cologners
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| Karnevalsbrunnen (Fountain) near Town Hall |
Jupp Schmitz Fountain - Schmitz' Mardi Gras songs after the
WW2 were well known and beloved parodies of the times |
 Romano-Germanic Museum |
 Glass |
 Praetorium |
 Outdoors |
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