Cologne Germany 2019

 

  

Cologne Cathedral

Cologne (Köln in German) is famous for its 12 great Romanesque churches - especially the magnificent Cologne Cathedral - all an easy walk from the historic Old Town. Its university is one of the oldest and largest in Europe

 

 

Rent a small Panda to travel from Mannheim to Cologne to get Hard Rock cafe souvenir

 

Many wind turbine along the highway, we have pass by autobahn and Nurburgring circuit.

 

Which spicy you can take 😁 No problem for Malaysia lah

 

Preparation for Oktoberfest 

 

 

 

I got this limited edition for my daughter 

 

The construction of the Cologne Cathedral began in 1248 in order to house the precious relict "Shrine of the Three Holy Kings". It took over 600 years to complete the cathedral and when it was finished in 1880, it was still true to the original plans.

 

At 157 m (515 ft), the cathedral is currently the tallest twin-spired church in the world, the second tallest church in Europe after Ulm Minster, and the third tallest church in the world

In World War II, the city center of Cologne was leveled by bombings. Miraculously, the cathedral was the only building that survived. Standing tall in an otherwise flattened city, some said it was divine intervention. A more matter-of-fact explanation is that the Cathedral of Cologne was a point of orientation for the pilots.

Since 1996, it has been a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

 

 

The cathedral from the south 

 

The main entrance shows the 19th century decoration 

 

The exterior of one of the spires 

 

The flying buttresses and pinnacles of the Medieval east end 

 

The towers for its two huge spires give the cathedral the largest façade of any church in the world.

 

The choir has the largest height to width ratio, 3.6:1, of any medival church

 

This "swallows' nest" organ was built into the gallery in 1998, to celebrate the cathedral's 750 years 

 

Interior of the Medieval east end, showing the extreme height 

 

The Cologne Central Mosque is a building commissioned by German Muslims of the Organization DITIB  for a large, representative Zentralmoschee (central mosque) in Cologne, Germany. This mosque is being inaugurated by Turkish President Erdogan. After controversy, the project won the approval of Cologne's city council.

The mosque is designed in neo-Ottoman architectural style, with glass walls, two minarets and a dome. The mosque is proposed to have a bazaar as well as other secular areas intended for interfaith interactions. As the mosque will be one of Europe's biggest mosques, and the largest mosque in Germany,it has been criticized by some, particularly for the height of the minarets.