KolnTriangle | Cologne
Major Cologne landmarks as viewed from the top of the KolnTriangle, one of the few highrise buildings in Cologne.
Cathedral and Bridge | Cologne
Construction of Cologne Cathedral began in 1248 and was halted in 1473, leaving it unfinished. Work restarted in the 19th century and was completed, to the original plan, in 1880. The cathedral suffered hits by aerial bombs during World War II. Badly damaged, it nevertheless remained standing in an otherwise completely flattened city. Originally, the Hohenzollern Bridge was both a railway and road bridge. However, after its destruction in 1945 and its subsequent reconstruction, it is presently only accessible to rail and pedestrian traffic.
Cathedral and Bridge | Cologne
Construction of Cologne Cathedral began in 1248 and was halted in 1473, leaving it unfinished. Work restarted in the 19th century and was completed, to the original plan, in 1880. The cathedral suffered hits by aerial bombs during World War II. Badly damaged, it nevertheless remained standing in an otherwise completely flattened city. Originally, the Hohenzollern Bridge was both a railway and road bridge. However, after its destruction in 1945 and its subsequent reconstruction, it is presently only accessible to rail and pedestrian traffic.
Cathedral and Bridge | Cologne
Construction of Cologne Cathedral began in 1248 and was halted in 1473, leaving it unfinished. Work restarted in the 19th century and was completed, to the original plan, in 1880. The cathedral suffered hits by aerial bombs during World War II. Badly damaged, it nevertheless remained standing in an otherwise completely flattened city. Originally, the Hohenzollern Bridge was both a railway and road bridge. However, after its destruction in 1945 and its subsequent reconstruction, it is presently only accessible to rail and pedestrian traffic.
Cathedral and Bridge | Cologne
Construction of Cologne Cathedral began in 1248 and was halted in 1473, leaving it unfinished. Work restarted in the 19th century and was completed, to the original plan, in 1880. The cathedral suffered hits by aerial bombs during World War II. Badly damaged, it nevertheless remained standing in an otherwise completely flattened city. Originally, the Hohenzollern Bridge was both a railway and road bridge. However, after its destruction in 1945 and its subsequent reconstruction, it is presently only accessible to rail and pedestrian traffic.
Cathedral and Bridge | Cologne
Construction of Cologne Cathedral began in 1248 and was halted in 1473, leaving it unfinished. Work restarted in the 19th century and was completed, to the original plan, in 1880. The cathedral suffered hits by aerial bombs during World War II. Badly damaged, it nevertheless remained standing in an otherwise completely flattened city. Originally, the Hohenzollern Bridge was both a railway and road bridge. However, after its destruction in 1945 and its subsequent reconstruction, it is presently only accessible to rail and pedestrian traffic.
Cathedral and Bridge | Cologne
Construction of Cologne Cathedral began in 1248 and was halted in 1473, leaving it unfinished. Work restarted in the 19th century and was completed, to the original plan, in 1880. The cathedral suffered hits by aerial bombs during World War II. Badly damaged, it nevertheless remained standing in an otherwise completely flattened city. Originally, the Hohenzollern Bridge was both a railway and road bridge. However, after its destruction in 1945 and its subsequent reconstruction, it is presently only accessible to rail and pedestrian traffic.
Altstadt | Cologne
The historic center (Altstadt = Old Town) as reconstructed after World War II. Very few buildings were reconstructed, except for this small waterfront strip which is representative of Cologne's previous historic look. Location credit: Stefano Paterna.
Crane Houses | Cologne
Kranhaus, "crane house," refers to each one of the three 17-story buildings in the Rheinauhafen of Cologne, Germany. Their shape, an upside-down "L", is reminiscent of the harbor cranes that were used to load cargo from and onto ships, two of which were left standing as monuments when the harbor was redesigned as a residential and commercial quarter in the early 2000s. Location credit: Stefano Paterna.
Crane Houses and Rheinauharbour | Cologne
Yacht harbor of the Rheinauhafen (Rheinau harbor), on the left the crane houses of Bothe Richter and Teherani architects and old port authority. Location credit: Stefano Paterna.
Cinedom | Cologne
The Cinedom is a multiplex cinema located in the Mediapark near the center of Cologne. It was opened in December 1991. Location credit: Stefano Paterna.
Colonius | Cologne
A view of the Colonius telecommunications tower from the Cinedom Mediapark. It was finished in 1981.
Locks of Love | Cologne
Thousands of padlocks hang from the railings of the Hohenzollern bridge, each inscribed, painted, or otherwise decorated by the couple that hung it. 40,000 padlocks hang on the bridge to date – a shocking number considering that the tradition only started in 2008. The padlocks have added over 2 tons of weight to the bridge, causing local officials to question how long the practice can be sustained.
WDR Arcaden | Cologne
The WDR arcades was designed in collaboration with Elisabeth and Peter Böhm. Primarily, the modern glass building houses offices, a cafeteria, and the glass studio of the Cologne-based WDR, which is the administrative headquarters for the West German broadcasting corporation. Location credit: Stefano Paterna.
Liebe deine Stadt (Love Your City) | Cologne
"Love your city" (Liebe deine Stadt), as created by Austrian artist Merlin Bauer, 2002. Several local residents were thrilled to see this sign photographed. Location credit: Stefano Paterna.
Marzellenstrasse | Cologne
Located north of the central train station, this underpass was revamped with the latest in LED lighting by RheinEnergie AG in October 2012. Location credit: Stefano Paterna.
Kaiser Wilhelm II Monument and Cathedral | Cologne
Kaiser Wilhelm II Monument and Cathedral as viewed looking west. Location credit: Stefano Paterna.
Museum Ludwig and Cathedral | Cologne
Museum Ludwig 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. The museum emerged in 1976 as an independent institution from the Wallraf-Richartz Museum. Location credit: Stefano Paterna.
Roman-Germanic Museum and Cathedral | Cologne
The Römisch-Germanisches Museum, which opened in 1974, is near the Cologne Cathedral on the site of a 3rd-century villa. The villa was discovered in 1941 during the construction of an air-raid shelter. On the floor of the main room of the villa is the renowned Dionysus mosaic. Architects Klaus Renner and Heinz Röcke designed the museum around Dionysus mosaic, as it could not be moved easily.
Kaiser Wilhelm II Monument | Cologne
On the western side of the Hohenzollernbrücke bridge is the only equestrian statue depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859 – 1941). Wilhelm II was King of Prussia and the last German emperor, reigning from 1888 until the revolution of 1918.
