Cologne Cathedral - The most precious work of art in the cathedral, which inspired this enormous building, is the Shrine of the Three Kings, Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar in a golden sarcophagi studded with jewels, holding the crowned skulls and bones of the three wise men who followed the star to visit the infant Jesus. |
Cologne Cathedral - There are numerous Gisants in the Cologne Cathedral. The most unusual one is probably the tomb to Archbishop Philipp I von Heinsberg representing the fortified wall of Cologne. Cologne, Germany |
Stained glass windows of Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany |
Stained glass windows of Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany |
Stained glass windows of Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany |
Stained glass windows of Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany |
Stained glass windows of Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany |
Stained glass windows of Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany |
Stained glass windows of Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany |
Stained glass windows of Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany |
Interior of the Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany |
4711 is a traditional German Eau de Cologne by Mäurer & Wirtz. Because it has been produced in Cologne since at least 1799. Cologne, Germany |
Fountain of the Elves, Cologne, Germany. Built in 1899 by Edmund Renard and his son Heinrich, the Heinzelmännchenbrunnen (Elves or brownies) commemorates the Heinzelmännchen and the tailor’s wife. It tells the story of the Heinzelmännchen, the little people who did all the work at night so that the people of Cologne could laze around during the day. The story was recorded from folklore by Ernst Weyden, a teacher in Cologne. |
Debbie and Barb in Rathausplatz (Town Hall Square) in Cologne, Germany |
The Old City Hall, Cologne, Germany |
The wooden figure of a man, seen on the Old City Hall, sticks out its tongue when the tower bell strikes the hour. Cologne, Germany |
This uniique raingutter was put up in the 1980s as the owner’s opinion of city hall across the road. Cologne, Germany |
The Martinsviertel (St. Martin neighborhood) begins at the Fischmarkt square, the site of the Fischbrunnen - Fish Fountain. Cologne, Germany |
Brühl Palaces near Cologne, Germany - Augustusburg Palace |
Brühl Palaces near Cologne, Germany - Falkenlust Hunting Lodge |