Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #12 in Cologne, Germany

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 7 km
Ascend 67 m
Descend 64 m

Explore Cologne in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in CologneIndividual Sights in Cologne

Sight 1: Karnevalsmuseum

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The Cologne Carnival Museum is the largest carnival museum in Germany. It is located in Cologne's Ehrenfeld district and is currently closed until further notice due to renovation work.

Wikipedia: Kölner Karnevalsmuseum (DE)

1753 meters / 21 minutes

Sight 2: Friedenskirche

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The Friedenskirche is a Protestant religious building in the Ehrenfeld district of Cologne, Germany. It is one of the two church buildings of the Evangelical Parish of Ehrenfeld in the Cologne-North church district of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland.

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

327 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: St. Mechtern

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The Church of St. Mechtern is a Roman Catholic church building in Cologne-Ehrenfeld. It is in the tradition of the Cologne martyr church of Mechtern, which is based on the legend of the Thebaian Legion.

Wikipedia: St. Mechtern (Köln-Ehrenfeld) (DE)

517 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Sankt Joseph

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The Church of St. Joseph is a Roman Catholic parish church in Cologne-Ehrenfeld and, together with the churches of St. Mechtern, St. Peter, St. Anna and St. Barbara, belongs to the pastoral care area of Ehrenfeld in the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is located on Venloer Straße in Cologne-Ehrenfeld, not far from the market square and the chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, and is framed on the sides by Klarastraße and Wahlenstraße.

Wikipedia: St. Joseph (Köln-Ehrenfeld) (DE)

720 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 5: DITIB-Zentralmoschee

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The Cologne Central Mosque is a building commissioned by German Muslims of the Organization DİTİB for a large, representative Zentralmoschee in Cologne, Germany. This mosque was inaugurated by Turkish President Erdogan. After controversy, the project won the approval of Cologne's city council.

Wikipedia: Cologne Central Mosque (EN), Website

1005 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 6: Neu St. Alban

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Neu St. Alban Elke Wetzig (Elya) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Neu St. Alban is a parish church in the Neustadt-Nord district of Cologne, Germany, in the northern corner of the Stadtgarten. The church was built in 1958/1959 according to plans by Hans Schilling from rubble bricks. Among other things, building materials from the Cologne Opera House, which was slightly damaged in the Second World War and demolished in 1958, were used. From the church Alt St. Alban next to the Gürzenich, preserved furnishings were taken over.

Wikipedia: Neu St. Alban (DE)

1718 meters / 21 minutes

Sight 7: St. Gertrud

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

Wikipedia: St. Gertrud (Köln) (DE)

552 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: Wasserkinetische Plastik

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The water kinetic plastic is a work of art by the German artist and metal sculptor Wolfgang Göddertz. The fountain plastic is in Cologne on Ebertplatz and is a large walk -in fountain in stainless steel.

Wikipedia: Wasserkinetische Plastik (DE)

439 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: 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)

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