Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #12 in Cologne, Germany
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Experience Cologne in Germany in a whole new way with our free 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 CologneSight 1: Deutsches Sport- und Olympiamuseum
The German Sport & Olympic Museum is a museum in Cologne that presents the history of sports from antiquity to modern times. It is located in Cologne's Rheinauhafen within the Cologne-Altstadt-Süd district.
Sight 2: Rheinauhafen
Get Ticket*The Rheinauhafen is a 15.4 hectares urban regeneration project in Cologne, Germany, located along the river Rhine between the Südbrücke and Severinsbrücke, just south of the inner city's historic old town.
Sight 3: St. Gregorius am Elend
St. Gregorius im Elend, sometimes also called St. Gregorius Am Elend and in the vernacular Elendskirche, is a late Baroque style church in Cologne's Old Town. The church is a reconstruction of the 18th century building destroyed in the Second World War. It is located between Sionstal Street, Arnold-von-Siegen-Straße and Severinstraße on An St. Katharinen Street.
Sight 4: St. Johann Baptist
St. Johann Baptist is a Roman Catholic church in Cologne, Germany.
Sight 5: St. Maria vom Frieden
Maria vom Frieden is a baroque church in the southern old town of Cologne. The convent church of a convent of the Discalced Carmelites was consecrated in 1692 after several years of construction. The patronage refers to a miraculous image of the Mother of God, which was bequeathed to the convent in 1642 as an inheritance. In April 1942, the church and monastery were largely destroyed, but between 1947 and 1957 they were gradually rebuilt in the old style.
Sight 6: Kartäuserkirche
The Carthusian Church is the church of the former Carthusian monastery in Cologne, founded in 1334, the Cologne Charterhouse. Today, the church serves as a parish church for the Protestant congregation of Cologne.
Sight 7: Ulrepforte
The Ulrepforte was built in the early 13th century as part of the medieval city wall of Cologne. It was first mentioned in a document in 1245. The Ulrepforte has been preserved with major structural changes. In front of it, the Sachsenring road passes as part of the Cologne Rings.
Sight 8: St. Johannisgemeinde
The Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church is a confessional Lutheran church body of Germany. It is a member of the European Lutheran Conference and of the International Lutheran Council (ILC). The SELK has about 33,000 members in 174 congregations. The seat of SELK is in Hanover.
Wikipedia: Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church (EN), Website
Sight 9: Diana mit springender Antilope
Diana with Leaping Antelope is a sculpture by the sculptor Fritz Behn, which is on display at the Sachsenring in the Neustadt-Süd district of Cologne.
Sight 10: St. Paul
St. Paul is the name of a neo-Gothic parish church consecrated in 1908 on Vorgebirgstraße/Lothringer Straße in the district of Innenstadt (Neustadt-Süd). The name of the Archbishop of Cologne, Paulus Melchers, was also the inspiration for this. The patronage comes from the former Romanesque parish church and parish of St. Paul, which belonged to the collegiate church of St. Andreas and was located east of it. Alt St. Paul had been demolished in 1807.
Sight 11: Volksgarten
Get Ticket*The Volksgarten is a public park in the Neustadt-Süd district of Cologne, Germany.
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