Altstadt Sud
District of Cologne
North Rhine-Westphalia - Germany

Shrine of the Three Kings

The Shrine of the Three Kings is a reliquary said to contain the bones of the Biblical Magi, also known as the Three Kings or the Three Wise Men. The shrine is a large gilded and decorated triple sarcophagus placed above and behind the high altar of Cologne Cathedral. It is considered the high point of Mosan art and the largest reliquary in the western world.

Located at 50.9413, 6.959 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mosan art, Religion in Cologne, Roman Catholic shrines, Reliquaries, Romanesque art, Adoration of the Magi in art, Silver-gilt objects, Visitor attractions in Cologne, Biblical Magi

Museum Ludwig

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. It also features many works by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Since November 2012, Philipp Kaiser is director of the museum.

Located at 50.9408, 6.96028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art museums established in 1976, Innenstadt, Cologne, Art museums and galleries in Germany, Modern art museums, Museums in Cologne, Former private collections, 1976 establishments in Germany, Buildings and structures in Cologne

Wallraf-Richartz Museum

The Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud is one of the three major museums in Cologne, Germany. It houses an art gallery with a collection of fine art from the medieval period to the early twentieth century.

Located at 50.9375, 6.95861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Germany, Museums in Cologne, Innenstadt, Cologne, Art museums established in 1827, 1827 establishments in Germany

Romano-Germanic Museum

The Roman-Germanic Museum is an important 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. The museum protects the original site of a Roman town villa, from which a large Dionysus mosaic remains in its original place in the basement, and the related Roman Road just outside. In this respect the museum is an archaeological site.

Located at 50.9406, 6.95833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Cologne, Innenstadt, Cologne, Archaeological collections, Archaeological sites in Germany, Archaeological museums in Germany, Museums established in 1946, 1946 establishments in Germany

Deutz Suspension Bridge

The Deutz Suspension Bridge was a self-anchored suspension bridge using eyebar chains, across the Rhine at Deutz in Cologne, Germany. It was built from 1913 to 1915. In 1935, it was named Hindenburg Bridge after the Germany's second President deceased the previous year. It collapsed on 28 February 1945 during repair works and was replaced in 1948 by the world's first steel box girder bridge designed by Fritz Leonhardt and Gerd Lohmer. H. D. Robinson, who later worked with David B.

Located at 50.9364, 6.96583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Suspension bridges in Germany, Self-anchored suspension bridges, Bridges completed in 1915, Buildings and structures in North Rhine-Westphalia

Academy of Media Arts Cologne

The Academy of Media Arts Cologne is a teaching and research institution for audio-visual media in Cologne, Germany. It offers an undergraduate degree program, as well as an post-graduate program. Diversity as an educational concept for artists and filmmakers - The Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM) and the Media and Fine Art degree course (called since summer term 2011, before called Audiovisual Media).

Located at 50.934, 6.962 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art schools in Germany, Universities and colleges in North Rhine-Westphalia, Educational institutions established in 1990, Education in Cologne, 1990 establishments in Germany

Great St. Martin Church, Cologne

The Great Saint Martin Church (German: Groß Sankt Martin, mostly Groß St. Martin) is a Romanesque Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. Its foundations (circa 960 AD) rest on remnants of a Roman chapel, built on what was then an island in the Rhine. The church was later transformed into a Benedictine monastery. The current buildings, including a soaring crossing tower that is a landmark of Cologne's Old Town, were erected between 1150-1250.

Located at 50.9386, 6.9618 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Cologne, Romanesque architecture in Germany, Visitor attractions in Cologne, Innenstadt, Cologne

Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium

Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium was the Roman colony in the Rhineland from which the German city of Cologne developed. It was the capital of the Roman province of Germania Inferior and the headquarters of the military in the region. With the administrative reforms under Diocletian, it became the capital of Germania Secunda. Many artifacts from the ancient city survive including the arch of the former city gate with the inscription 'CCAA', which is today housed in the Romano-Germanic Museum.

Located at 50.9381, 6.95694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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History of Germany, History of Rome, History of Cologne, Roman towns and cities in Germany

Fragrance 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. Founded in 1709, John Maria Farina opposite the Jülichs Place is the eldest fragrance factory still standing and houses the registered office since 1723. Over several floors, the museum provides a very detailed insight into the production methods of perfume throughout the various stages.

Located at 50.938, 6.958 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Museums in Cologne, Perfumery, 1709 establishments in Germany, Innenstadt, Cologne, Fashion museums

St. Maria ad Gradus

St. Maria ad Gradus ("Our Lady of the Steps", also colloquially called Mariengraden in German language) is the name of a former church located East of the Cathedral of Cologne, Germany, situated between the cathedral and the Rhine. Founded by Herman II, Archbishop of Cologne, the church was the burial site of blessed Richeza of Lotharingia (died March 1063), a former Queen of Poland and a grandchild of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor and his wife Theophanu.

Located at 50.9411, 6.96 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Cologne, Romanesque architecture in Germany, 1817 disestablishments

Imhoff-Schokoladenmuseum

The Imhoff-Schokoladenmuseum (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. The exhibits show the entire history of chocolate, from its beginnings with the Olmecs, Maya and Aztecs to contemporary products and production methods. With 5,000 guided tours and 675,000 visitors a year, the museum is in the Top Ten of German museums.

Located at 50.9322, 6.96427 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Chocolate museums, Museums in Cologne, Innenstadt, Cologne, Museums established in 1993, Food museums in Germany

Schildergasse

The Schildergasse is a shopping street in central Cologne, Germany, and with 13,000 people passing through every hour, it is the busiest shopping street in Europe. The Schildergasse is a designated pedestrian zone and spans about 500 meters from Hohe Straße on the Eastern end to Neumarkt on the Western end. The street dates back to Roman times, where it was the city's Decumanus Maximus. During the Middle Ages it was home to artists who painted coats of arms where the street got its name from.

Located at 50.9364, 6.9525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Shopping districts and streets, Pedestrian streets in Germany, Busking venues, Streets in Cologne, Shopping districts and streets in Germany, Visitor attractions in Cologne, Innenstadt, Cologne

Rheinauhafen

The Rheinauhafen (lit. Rheinau harbour) is a 15.4 hectares urban regeneration project in Cologne, Germany, located along the River Rhine between the Südbrücke (Southern Railway Bridge) and Severinsbrücke (Severin Bridge), just south of the inner city's historic old town. The project is set around the actual Rheinauhafen, a formerly commercial harbour developed during the 1880s, and spans 2 kilometres in the north-south direction and 200 metres east-west at its widest.

Located at 50.9286, 6.96417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Redeveloped ports and waterfronts, Landmarks in Cologne, Boroughs and quarters of Cologne, Innenstadt, Cologne, Urban planning in Germany

Innenstadt, Cologne

Innenstadt is the central city district of the City of Cologne in Germany. The district was established with the last communal land reform in 1975, and comprises Cologne's historic old town (Altstadt), the Gründerzeit era new town (Neustadt) plus the right-Rhenish district of Deutz. Innenstadt has about 127,000 inhabitants (as of December 2008) and covers an area of 16.4 square kilometres.

Located at 50.9367, 6.96028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Innenstadt, Cologne, Boroughs and quarters of Cologne

Lintgasse

Lintgasse is an alley in the Old town of Cologne, Germany between the two squares of Alter Markt and Fischmarkt. It is a pedestrian zone and only some 130 metres long, nevertheless famous for its medieval history. The Lintgasse was first mentioned in the 12th century as »in Lintgazzin«, which may have derived from basketmakers described, weaving fish baskets out of Linden tree barks. These craftsmen were called »Lindslizer«, meaning Linden splitter.

Located at 50.9381, 6.96139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Streets in Cologne, History of Cologne, Middle Ages, Visitor attractions in Cologne, Innenstadt, Cologne, Pedestrian streets in Germany

Weltstadthaus (Cologne)

The Weltstadthaus, housing a department store in Cologne, Germany, was designed by Renzo Piano and completed in 2005, following a lengthy legal battle concerning the structural engineering of the core building. It covers up a main traffic artery, the Nord-Süd-Fahrt, and faces Europe's most frequented shopping mile, the Schildergasse.

Located at 50.9356, 6.95299 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Cologne, High-tech architecture, Renzo Piano buildings, Innenstadt, Cologne, Landmarks in Cologne

Museum für Angewandte Kunst (Cologne)

The Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln (German for Museum of Applied Art, abbreviated MAKK) is a decorative arts museum in Cologne, Germany. The collections include jewellery, porcelain, furniture, weaponry and architectural exhibits. Until 1987 it was called the Kunstgewerbemuseum (Decorative Art Museum).

Located at 50.9402, 6.95533 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art museums established in 1888, Museums in Cologne, Art museums and galleries in Germany, Decorative arts museums in Germany, 1888 establishments in Germany

Kolumba

The Kolumba (previously Diözesanmuseum, "Diocesan Museum") is an art museum in Cologne, Germany. It is located on the site of the former St. Columba church, and run by the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is one of the oldest museums in the city, alongside the Wallraf-Richartz Museum.

Located at 50.9384, 6.95428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Germany, Museums in Cologne, Buildings and structures in Cologne, Art museums established in 1853, 1853 establishments in Germany

Hohe Straße

Hohe Straße is a shopping street in the old town of Cologne, Germany, and one of the city's both oldest and busiest streets. Together with many of its adjacent side streets, Hohe Straße is part of a designated pedestrian zone and spans about 680 meters from Cologne Cathedral on its Northern end to Schildergasse on its Southern end.

Located at 50.9383, 6.95638 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Streets in Cologne, History of Cologne, Shopping districts and streets in Germany, Pedestrian streets in Germany, Busking venues, Visitor attractions in Cologne, Innenstadt, Cologne

St. Maria im Kapitol

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. The Roman Catholic church is based on the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, was dedicated to St. Mary and built between 1040 and 1065. It is one of twelve Romanesque churches built in Cologne during this period. Measuring 100 m x 40 m and encompassing 4,000 square metres of internal space, St.

Located at 50.9347, 6.95861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Innenstadt, Cologne, Churches in Cologne, Basilica churches in Germany, Romanesque architecture in Germany, 7th-century church buildings, Ottonian architecture

Cologne City Hall

The City Hall is a historical building in Cologne, western Germany, located off Hohe Straße in the district of Innenstadt, set between the two squares of Rathausplatz and Alter Markt. It houses part of the city government, including the city council and offices of the Lord Mayor. It is Germany's oldest city hall with a documented history spanning some 900 years. The history of its council during the 11th century is a prominent example for self-gained municipal autonomy of Medieval cities.

Located at 50.938, 6.95931 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Cologne, City and town halls in Germany, 12th century in Germany, 1135 establishments, Innenstadt, Cologne, Government of Cologne, Renaissance architecture in Germany

Hänneschen-Theater

Hänneschen-Theater is a traditional puppetry-theatre in Cologne, Germany. It was established in the year 1802. The stage is situated in a building on Eisenmarkt in downtown Cologne. The pieces are set in Knollendorf, a fictional village somewhere in the outskirts of Cologne. The popular puppets represent fictional characters who embody typical traits of cologne people, so Tünnes and Schäl, Hänneschen and Bärbelchen, as well as other unique characters.

Located at 50.9369, 6.96167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Theatres in Cologne, Puppet theaters

Kumede

Kumede is a theatre in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Located at 50.93, 6.95278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Theatres in Cologne

Senftöpfchen

Senftöpfchen is a theatre in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Located at 50.9397, 6.96083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Theatres in Cologne

Tauzieher

The Tauzieher (German for "rope puller") is a limestone sculpture by Nikolaus Friedrich which was erected in 1911 in Rheinauhafen, Cologne, Germany. It depicts a man making a heavy rope or hawser fast to a bollard and is 6.5 metres (21 feet) in height. In 1980, it was listed as one of the first heritage sites in Cologne.

Located at 50.9321, 6.96327 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Monuments and memorials in Cologne