Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #10 in Cologne, Germany

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 8.9 km
Ascend 83 m
Descend 86 m

Experience Cologne in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in CologneIndividual Sights in Cologne

Sight 1: Lutherkirche

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LutherkircheHOWI - Horsch, Willy / CC BY 3.0

The Luthernotkirche is a Protestant religious building in the Cologne district of Mülheim in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Wikipedia: Luthernotkirche (DE), Website

317 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Liebfrauen

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The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady is a neo-Gothic religious building in the Cologne district of Mülheim, Germany. Together with seven other churches, it belongs to the Catholic parish of St. Clemens and Mauritius.

Wikipedia: Liebfrauenkirche (Köln) (DE)

245 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Friedenskirche

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The Church of Peace in today's Cologne-Mülheim is the oldest Protestant church building in today's Cologne.

Wikipedia: Friedenskirche (Köln-Mülheim) (DE), Website

261 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: St. Clemens

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St. ClemensHOWI - Horsch, Willy / CC BY 3.0

St. Clemens is a former boatmen's church in the Cologne district of Mülheim, on the right bank of the Rhine. The church, which stands directly on the banks of the Rhine, was built as a Romanesque hall church of the 12th/13th century. For centuries it was a branch church of the parish church of St. Mauritius in Buchheim, was elevated to a parish church after its destruction in 1796 and remained the only Catholic church in Mülheim. With the construction of the new Church of Our Lady in 1864, it lost its parish rights and became a subsidiary church again. Together with seven other churches, it now belongs to the Catholic parish of St. Clemens and Mauritius, which includes the districts of Mülheim, Buchheim and Buchforst.

Wikipedia: St. Clemens (Köln-Mülheim) (DE)

1549 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 5: Kölner Zoo

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The Aktiengesellschaft Cologne Zoological Garden is the zoo of Cologne, Germany. Being the third oldest zoo in Germany, it features over 10,000 animals of more than 850 species on more than 20 hectares. The internationally renowned zoo with an attached aquarium and invertebrate exhibit is active in preservational breeding of animals that are in danger of becoming extinct. In addition, in-the-wild conservation efforts and research focussing on animals of Madagascar, Wallacea, and Vietnam are actively promoted and supported via cooperation with Cologne University and local projects, such as in the case of Przewalski's horses.

Wikipedia: Cologne Zoological Garden (EN), Website

843 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 6: Cologne Cable Car

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The Cologne Cable Car is a gondola lift that runs across the river Rhine in Cologne, Germany. It connects the two banks of the Rhine at the height of Cologne's Zoo Bridge (Zoobrücke).

Wikipedia: Cologne Cable Car (EN)

742 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 7: Cologne Sculpture Park

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Skulpturen Park Köln is a major international overview of contemporary sculpture which has been on display to the public, in a series of two-year exhibitions, in Cologne, Germany, since 1997.

Wikipedia: Skulpturen Park Köln (EN), Website

331 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Persian Onager

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The onager, also known as hemione or Asiatic wild ass, is a species of the family Equidae native to Asia. A member of the subgenus Asinus, the onager was described and given its binomial name by German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in 1775. Six subspecies have been recognized, two of which are extinct.

Wikipedia: Onager (EN)

107 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: D15

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D15

The D 15 is a Deutz tractor from the Deutz D series. During its construction period, it was the smallest and weakest model from Deutz. With the D 15, the last model was converted to the designations of the D series.

Wikipedia: Deutz D 15 (DE)

750 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 10: Thomaskirche

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The Thomaskirche is a Protestant church of the Evangelical Community of Cologne in Cologne's Agnesveedel, on the northern periphery of the city centre. Today, St. Thomas's Church, together with the Christuskirche (Cologne), forms a common district of the Evangelical Congregation of Cologne, which belongs to the Cologne-Mitte church district of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland.

Wikipedia: Thomaskirche (Köln) (DE), Website

313 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Röhrenbunker

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The Reichenspergerplatz court building is a historic building in Cologne-Neustadt-Nord. The building, which today houses the Cologne Higher Regional Court, the Cologne Public Prosecutor's Office and parts of the Cologne District Court, is a listed building. Since the end of 2017, the building has also been the headquarters of the victim protection commissioner of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Wikipedia: Justizgebäude Reichenspergerplatz (DE), Website

693 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 12: Bastei

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The Bastei is a building in Cologne-Neustadt-Nord, located at the northern end of the Cologne Rings directly on the banks of the Rhine. Since its opening on 22 October 1924, the building with a usable area of 300 m² has served as a panoramic restaurant, although operations have been suspended since 2019 due to structural defects.

Wikipedia: Bastei (Köln) (DE)

318 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: Kronleuchtersaal

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The sewerage system of Cologne is part of the water infrastructure serving Cologne, Germany. Originally built by the Roman Empire in the 1st century, the city's sewer system was modernised in the late 19th century. Parts of the subterranean network are opened for public tours, and the unusual Chandelier Hall hosts jazz and classical music performances.

Wikipedia: Cologne sewerage system (EN)

439 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 14: Wasserkinetische Plastik

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The Water Kinetic Sculpture is a work of art by the German artist and metal sculptor Wolfgang Göddertz. The fountain sculpture stands in Cologne on Ebertplatz and is a large walk-in fountain in stainless steel.

Wikipedia: Wasserkinetische Plastik (DE)

202 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: Eigelstein Gate

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The Eigelsteintorburg on the edge of Cologne's Eigelstein district is one of four surviving city gates of the medieval city wall.

Wikipedia: Eigelsteintorburg (DE), Website

616 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 16: Hansa-Hochhaus

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The Hansahochhaus is a skyscraper in the Neustadt-Nord quarter of north-central Cologne. When constructed in 1924-25 it was the city's first skyscraper, and one of the first skyscrapers in Germany. It was designed as an office building in the Expressionist style by the local architect, Jacob Koerfer. It was constructed in just 135 working days, which was considered less than the time taken to erect comparable buildings in the United States where skyscrapers were already becoming mainstream by the 1920s, but construction of the Hansahochhaus was subject to interruptions so the total construction period stretched over 15 months. With 17 floors and a total height of 65 meters, for a brief period following its construction the Hansahochhaus was Europe's tallest building

Wikipedia: Hansahochhaus (EN)

1132 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 17: St. Gertrud

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St. Gertrud is a Catholic parish church in the Agnesviertel district of Cologne's Neustadt district, in the immediate vicinity of the railway embankment. It was designed by the architect Gottfried Böhm in 1960 and built between 1962 and 1965. In 1967, the architect received the Cologne Architecture Prize for the building in the Brutalist style with its asymmetrical forms and concrete execution.

Wikipedia: St. Gertrud (Köln) (DE)

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