So I must confess when my coworker suggested that we go see the cathedral and a museum I was envisioning we would be going to some pretty little church in Germany. I had no idea we were going to such a big city. This place was massive and all the bridges over the Rhine were beautiful. I am so glad I went with a coworker I NEVER would have maneuvered my car along the streets or understood how to get into the car park, we had to go down 7 stories and squeeze into a tiny parking spot (yes even tiny for the IQ!!) and then walk up the 7 flights and then we were immediately in the middle of the city with so many people walking around me. The first thing I noticed was how the people look different, more edgy and urban and so many different nationalities. You don’t really see different people or huge crowds of people in Venray. Being in Koln kind of reminded me of being in London just people all around you!
So when we first got to Koln we walked all over the cathedral. This place was massive and just packed with tourists. Some of the tourists were humorous. One guy was walking around munching French fries and taking swigs of coke. Another guy was carrying a box for Dunkin Donuts, munching on donuts while touring the cathedral, interesting!
Here are some interesting facts I learned about Cologne Cathedral:
*In 1164 the bones of the Three Magi were transferred to this location. A shrine was finished for them in 1225.
* During the middle ages faithful from all over Europe made pilgrimages to Cologne
* In 1248 an archbishop decided that a cathedral should be built since so many made pilgrimages to this area. The chief architect of this project decided not to use Romanesque architecture of Germany but rather “modern” gothic architecture of France. So this Cathedral back in the 13th century was kind of like Ikea is to us!! Modern and different!
*Construction of the Cathedral was discontinued and resumed throughout the years and the LAST stone was placed on the south tower in 1880.
So when we first got to Koln we walked all over the cathedral. This place was massive and just packed with tourists. Some of the tourists were humorous. One guy was walking around munching French fries and taking swigs of coke. Another guy was carrying a box for Dunkin Donuts, munching on donuts while touring the cathedral, interesting!
Here are some interesting facts I learned about Cologne Cathedral:
*In 1164 the bones of the Three Magi were transferred to this location. A shrine was finished for them in 1225.
* During the middle ages faithful from all over Europe made pilgrimages to Cologne
* In 1248 an archbishop decided that a cathedral should be built since so many made pilgrimages to this area. The chief architect of this project decided not to use Romanesque architecture of Germany but rather “modern” gothic architecture of France. So this Cathedral back in the 13th century was kind of like Ikea is to us!! Modern and different!
*Construction of the Cathedral was discontinued and resumed throughout the years and the LAST stone was placed on the south tower in 1880.
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