Things to see in Cologne
Cologne is a city in Germany, with an urban population of about 1 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 2 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Cologne Cathedral Place of worship
Cologne Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne.
2Hohenzollern Bridge Landmark
The Hohenzollern Bridge is a bridge crossing the river Rhine in the German city of Cologne. It crosses the Rhine at kilometre 688.5.
3Wallraf–Richartz Museum Art
The Wallraf–Richartz Museum is an art museum in Cologne, Germany, with a collection of fine art from the medieval period to the early twentieth century.
4Cologne Central Mosque Place of worship
The Cologne Central Mosque is a mosque located in the Ehrenfeld neighbourhood of the city of Cologne, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
5Museum Ludwig Art
Museum Ludwig, located in Cologne, Germany, houses a collection of modern art. It includes works from Pop Art, Abstract and Surrealism, and has one of the largest Picasso collections in Europe.
6Romano-Germanic Museum Museum
The Romano-Germanic Museum is an archaeological museum in Cologne, Germany. It has a large collection of Roman artifacts from the Roman settlement of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, on which modern Cologne is built.
7Roonstrasse Synagogue Place of worship
Roonstrasse Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 50 Roonstraße in Cologne, Germany. The synagogue is the only surviving of the five synagogues of Cologne before the Nazi era.
8St. Gereon's Basilica Place of worship
St. Gereon's Basilica (Basilika Sankt Gereon) is a German Roman Catholic church in Cologne, dedicated to Saint Gereon, and designated a minor basilica on 25 June 1920.
9St. Pantaleon's Church Place of worship
The Church of Saint Pantaleon is an early Romanesque church in Cologne, Germany. The church dates back to the 10th century and is one of the twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne.
10St. Maria im Kapitol Place of worship
St. Maria im Kapitol (St. Mary's in the Capitol) is an 11th-century Romanesque church located in the Kapitol-Viertel in the old town of Cologne, Germany.
11Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium History
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium was the Roman colony in the Rhineland from which the city of Cologne, now in Germany, developed.
12Schokoladenmuseum Köln Museum
The Schokoladenmuseum Köln (Imhoff Chocolate Museum) was opened by Hans Imhoff on 31 October 1993. It is situated in the Cologne quarter of Altstadt-Süd on the Rheinauhafen peninsula.
13Colonius Landmark
Colonius is the Cologne telecommunications tower, which was finished in 1981. The Colonius possesses a cafeteria, viewing platform, and a restaurant, apart from antennas for radio relay and radio services within the VHF range.
14Basilica of the Holy Apostles Place of worship
The Basilica of the Holy Apostles is a Romanesque church in Cologne (Köln), located near Innenstadt's busy Neumarkt (Köln). It is one of the Twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne from that period.
15Great St. Martin Church Place of worship
The Great Saint Martin Church is a Romanesque Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. Its foundations (c.
16St. Cecilia's Church Place of worship
St. Cecilia's Church is one of the twelve Romanesque churches in Cologne's old city, maintained by the Foundation of Romanesque Churches in Cologne.
17Fragrance Museum Museum
The Farina Fragrance Museum is situated across from Cologne City Hall, and near the famous Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in the Obenmarspforten in Innenstadt, Cologne.
18St. Andreas Church Place of worship
St. Andrew's is a 10th-century Romanesque church located in the old town of Cologne, Germany.
19St. Kunibert's Church Place of worship
The Basilica of St. Cunibert or St. Kunibert is the last of Cologne's twelve Romanesque churches to be built.
20Cologne Opera Arts & culture
The Cologne Opera refers to both the main opera house in Cologne, Germany and its resident opera company.
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