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History of Cologne Germany:

Colonge/Köln is the largest city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and over 3.1 million people in the Cologne Bonn urban region. Cologne is also part of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, the second biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. Centered on the left (west) bank of the Rhine, Cologne is located on the River Rhine (Lower Rhine), about 35 km (22 mi) southeast of the North Rhine-Westphalia state capital Düsseldorf and 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Bonn, the former capital of West Germany.

The city’s medieval Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) was the world’s tallest building 1880–1890 and is today the third-tallest church and tallest cathedral in the world. It was constructed to house the Shrine of the Three Kings and is a globally recognized landmark and one of the most visited sights and pilgrimage destinations in Europe. The cityscape is further shaped by the Twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne. Cologne is famous for Eau de Cologne, which has been produced in the city since 1709; “cologne” has since come to be a generic term.

Cologne was founded and established in Germanic Ubii territory in the 1st century CE as the Roman Colonia Agrippina, hence its name. Agrippina was later dropped (except in Latin), and Colonia became the name of the city in its own right, which developed into modern German as Köln. Cologne, the French version of the city’s name, has become standard in English as well. Cologne functioned as the capital of the Roman province of Germania Inferior and as the headquarters of the Roman military in the region until occupied by the Franks in 462. During the Middle Ages the city flourished as being located on one of the most important major trade routes between east and western Europe (including the Brabant Road, Via Regia and Publica). Cologne was a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire and one of the major members of the trade union Hanseatic League. It was one of the largest European cities in medieval and renaissance times.

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Chapters of walking tour of cologne germany video:

00:00 introduction of köln germany walking tour
01:20 Cologne cathedral walking tour
17:31 Ludwig museum köln
20:53 Wilhelm ii german emperor statue
23:47 Hohenzollern bridge
30:00 Fischmarkt cologne germany
39:18 Cologne city centre
50:44 Cologne shopping street

Image source:

1st image:
orignal Image caption:
Cologne, Germany – Cpl. Luther E. Boger, Concord, N.C., skytrooper, reads a warning sign in the street. This street leads to the Rhine River and is under observation of the Germans who occupy a stronghold there. Cpl. Boger is with the 82nd Airborne Division. 4 April 1945. The German tank is burnt out and the torsion-bars have been destroyed by the immense heat of the fire.

Text on sign reads:

SIGHT SEERS
KEEP OUT!
Beyond this point you
draw fire on our
FIGHTING MEN
HE RISKS HIS LIFE
24 HOURS A DAY
DO YOU??

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2nd Image:
Image description:
Army of Occupation – Kaiser watches British Army pass into Cologne. General Plumer, commander of the 2nd British Army with staff alongside the statue of the Kaiser, reviewing his cavalry as they cross the Hohenzo

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