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Comment: The church was built on the site of a 4th century Roman temple, a square edifice known as the 'oldest cathedral' and commissioned by Maternus, the first Christian bishop of Cologne.
  
IMG_1386 * Leaving Dine's house, we see a 'bike school'... good idea!

IMG_8732 * Construction of the Gothic church began in 1248 and took, with interruptions, more than 600 years to complete - it was finally finished in 1880. The two towers are 157 meters tall, the cathedral is 144 m long and 86 m wide...

IMG_8730 * Here's a close up view of the tips of some of the spires of the towers.
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CRW_8736b * On the plaza is the Roman museum. Cologne became acknowledged as a city by the Romans in 50 CE by the name of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium. From 260 to 271 Cologne was the capital of the Gallic Empire

CRW_8735b * The floor is from a Roman building which was located here.

IMG_8720 * At its completion in 1880, the Cologne cathedral was the world's tallest building

CRW_8722b * As expected, the nave at 43m makes for a spectacular site.

IMG_1397b * Beautifuly deacorations everywhere...