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After Charles the Great appointed Cologne to archbishopic town around year 800 Cologne became one of the most important towns in Central Europe. In addition to the flourishing trade at the important crossroads of European road and river routes Cologne also became the home to a number of cloisters and collegiate churches. Even in the Middle Ages tourism flourished in form of thousands of pilgrims that visited the "Rome of the North" every year.
Today, scattered all around the central Cologne, we find 12 romanesque churches that were built between 9th and 13th Centuries - from St. Kunibert on the North to St. Severin on the South and from St. Aposteln on the West to St. Maria Lyskirchen on the East.
One of the favourite churches for photographers is certainly Gross St. Martin whose strong and high tower nicely balances with the spires of the Gothic cathedral.
(And yes - there was once even the Klein St. Martin, but even many people from Cologne have difficulties finding its remains on the nearby Heumarkt square). Leave a Comment
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Gross St. Martin church was built on a former Rhine island from 1150. The tower is one of the highlights of the city's panorama.
Grab the leaflet of Cologne's Roman churches from the tourist information which gives you the opening times of the various churches. Leave a Comment Address: An Gross St. Martin, 50667 Koeln
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This is a really scenic church, set in a huge green area with a convent located just behind it on the hill. This area is quite suburban, but at the same time in Germany this is a very famous church, because in the crypt here are the graves of archbishop Bruno and Emperor Otto's wife - Theophanu.
This church fascinated me, I think because it was just so beautiful and set in such natural surroundings...there were golden leaves fallen everywhere and the fact that the nuns were just wandering around with their everyday business was really atmospheric. Leave a Comment
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This church was built from about 1190 with a gothic choir hall and chapels on the sides. Before that there was a different building from the 10th century. Holy Albertus Magnus is buried in the crypta of the 11th century.
Grab the free leaflet about the Roman churches of Cologne from the tourist office which shows you the opening times of the churches. Leave a Comment Directions: near the cathedral
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Cologne has many beautiful churches. To see them all I recommend you do one of the walking tours. You can get brochures from the tourist information.
The oldest church in Cologne is Sankt Maria im Kapitol; it was consecrated in 1065. Other important churches in the city are those of Sankt Gereon (pictured - begun 11th century), Sankt Kunibert (13th century), and the Jesuits' Church (17th century). Also worth mentioning are Gross St. Martin, St. Pantaleon and of course the Cathedral!
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Here is an example of the damages from World War II and the restoration that has taken place. Much of the original outer wall has been damaged and knocked down. Just behind the damaged area you can the new restored part of Kapelle St. Columba. Also in the background you can see the spires of the Cologne Cathedral towering in the background. Its hard to take a picture in Cologne and not have the Cathedral somewhere in the short. Its presence can be felt all over the city. Leave a Comment
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Much of day found us walking this ancient city and finding different churches and cathedrals. Here is St. Kunibert. Once more you can the contrast of the ancient and the modern. And also once again you can see the towering Spires of the Cologne Cathedral in the background. Leave a Comment
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Once again you can see the ancient blending in the modern world. Here is St. Andreas Cathedral amoung the busy street of the modern day Cologne.
St. Andeas was built in the 11th century. It was originally St. Matthews. It remains today as it was in the first quarter of the 13th century. It has been a Dominican church since 1947. Leave a Comment
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Church of St. Mary is a Jesuit church built in early baroque style. Street (portal) site looks interesting and nice - two towers, entrance/portal....
Church was built with the purpose to increase Catholic Faith at the time of Reformation.
The building works of the church began in 1618. From 1629 church was first in use by Jesuits. Leave a Comment Address: Marzellenstr. 30Directions: 5 minuts from Cologne Cathedral
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One of the most impressive Rhineland churches, really representing the particular Romance style found here. There has been a church on this site since 827, which was early on dedicated to Saint Aposteln. The church you now see was started by Archbishop Pilgrim in the 11th century, but was then much expanded in the following centuries to what you see today. It was heavily damaged in WWII but restored in the 1950s. Closed Tuesdays. Leave a Comment
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