Cologne Cathedral
A Gothic Catholic cathedral beside the Rhine in the centre of Cologne, begun in 1248 and only finished in 1880. Its twin spires reach 157 metres, and it holds the medieval Shrine of the Three Kings. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Where
- Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 50.9414, 6.9583
Get the Cologne Cathedral stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Cologne Cathedral. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your North Rhine-Westphalia volume with your photos and a note.
Near Cologne Cathedral
Hohenzollern Bridge 0.5 km
A bridge over the Rhine in Cologne at river kilometre 688.5, beside the cathedral. It was destroyed in 1945 and rebuilt, and today it carries railway lines and a footpath rather than road traffic.
Augustusburg Palace 13 km
A Rococo palace in Brühl between Cologne and Bonn, built from 1725 for the Archbishop and Elector of Cologne. It is known for its grand staircase by Balthasar Neumann, and it stands with the hunting lodge Falkenlust as a World Heritage Site.
Beethoven House 25 km
A memorial site and museum in Bonn dedicated to the composer Ludwig van Beethoven. It was founded in 1889 by the Beethoven-Haus association, which also studies his life and work. Beethoven was born in Bonn in 1770, and the museum holds manuscripts, letters and instruments from his life.
Neandertal 32 km
A small valley of the Düssel river east of Düsseldorf where fossil bones were found in 1856 and the species Neanderthal man was named. A museum and an open air site mark the discovery in a wooded setting.
Schloss Drachenburg 35 km
A private villa styled as a palace, built in only two years from 1882 to 1884 on the Drachenfels hill above the Rhine at Königswinter. It sits just south of Bonn and has views over the river valley.
Wuppertal Schwebebahn 39 km
A suspended railway in Wuppertal, opened in 1901, where cars hang from a steel track above the Wupper river and streets. It runs about 13 km and is the oldest electric elevated railway with hanging cars in the world.
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex 61 km
A former coal mine and coking plant in Essen, once among the largest in Europe, closed in 1986. Its Bauhaus style Shaft 12 headframe is a landmark of the Ruhr, and the site now holds a design museum and the Ruhr Museum.
Maria Laach Abbey 63 km
A Benedictine abbey on the southwestern shore of the Laacher See in the Eifel region. It belongs to the Beuronese Congregation and is set in Glees, Rhineland-Palatinate. The abbey church is a Romanesque basilica from the 12th century, and the monks still run a bookshop, garden and bakery.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in North Rhine-Westphalia
Questions
Where is Cologne Cathedral?
Cologne Cathedral is in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Hohenzollern Bridge (0.5 km), Augustusburg Palace (13 km), Beethoven House (25 km).
How do I get the Cologne Cathedral stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Cologne Cathedral and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your North Rhine-Westphalia volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Cologne Cathedral before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your North Rhine-Westphalia volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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