Cologne Guide - Adentatec

Sightseeing in Cologne
Cathedral guided tours (groups):
CologneTourismus Board
Kardinal-Hoeffner-Platz 1• 50667 Cologne
Phone: +49 2 21 2 33 32 info@koelntourismus.de
www.koelntourismus.de
Focal points: guided tours in German and foreign languages.
Travel groups, school classes
The Cathedral is the heart of the City of Cologne. It forms the centre
and provides the measure for everything else. 144 metres long,
86 metres wide and with 157-metre-tall spires. It stands of a flattopped
hill that has been a place of worship since the beginning of
the city`s history.
Cathedral building started 1248, completion 1880. Germany‘s
largest Cathedral, five-aisled Gothic basilica with tripleaisled transept.
Sepulchral church of the three Magi. Episcopal, chapter and
pilgrimage church. Interior: Golden shrine of the three Magi (around
1200). Gero crucifix, first monumental crucifix in Northern Europe
(before 1000).
Altar painting of the city‘s patron saints by Stephan
Lochner (around 1450). Stained glass windows (mediaeval: 1350
sqm). Carved choir stalls and choir screen paintings (14th c.).
»Swallow‘s nest« organ in the central nave (since 1998; weight: 30
tons).