Cologne Cathedral
Cologne · 1248–1880

Cologne Cathedral

Home of the Shrine of the Three Kings.

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Lighting the candles…
History
Style
High Gothic
Tradition
Catholic
Country
Germany

Construction halted in 1473 and resumed only in 1842, faithful to medieval plans.

Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (Cologne Cathedral.jpg), under its listed licence.

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