Cologne — The cathedral

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Cologne, Germany · 1 places documented
Cologne — The cathedral

Cologne holds 1 places documented in this archive, among them Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom).

What this page is

This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in Cologne, Germany: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.

Why visit

The dates cited by the entries run from 1248 to 1842: 594 years of building, readable in one city.

Origins and history

The dates cited by the entries we hold for Cologne run from 1248 to 1842, across 1 documented places. The oldest is Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom), 1248.

Key facts

  • Country: Germany
  • Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Places in this archive: 1
  • Centre of the documented entries: 50.9413°N, 6.9583°E

Places documented in Cologne

  • Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) — Six centuries and 32 years in the making — Cologne Cathedral began in 1248, stalled for 300 years as Europe ran out of money and ambition, r

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Sources

The entries listed above are the source of the counts, the names and the position on this page.

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