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  2. Cologne Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    Cologne Cathedral (German: Kölner Dom, pronounced [ˌkœlnɐ ˈdoːm] ⓘ, officially Hohe Domkirche Sankt Petrus, English: Cathedral Church of Saint Peter) is a cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia belonging to the Catholic Church. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne.

  3. Finials of Cologne Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    On 11 October 1991, the Cologne Tourist Office had a newly created model of the finial erected in front of the cathedral. [6] The concrete model of the southern finial on a scale of 1:1 was placed 50 metres in front of the west façade of the cathedral between the street Unter Fettenhennen and the Domplatte . The faithful sculpture demonstrates ...

  4. Shrine of the Three Kings - Wikipedia

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    The Shrine of the Three Kings in Cologne Cathedral Another view Shrine of the Three Kings Köln The Shrine of the Three Kings [1] (German Dreikönigsschrein [2] or Der Dreikönigenschrein), [3] Tomb of the Three Kings, [4] or Tomb of the Three Magi [5] is a reliquary traditionally believed to contain the bones of the Biblical Magi, also known as the Three Kings or the Three Wise Men.

  5. Zentral-Dombauverein zu Köln von 1842 - Wikipedia

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    The most famous reference to the ZDV is in Heinrich Heine's satirical poem, Germany. A Winter's Tale (Deutschland.Ein Wintermärchen, 1844) chapter IV.Heine sees the Cologne Cathedral as a monument to Catholicism and un-Germanness, Christian intolerance, and Cologne as a truly bad city, and calls the promoters, including the Prussians and their king, confused and counter-productive.

  6. List of largest church buildings - Wikipedia

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    Cologne Cathedral: 7,914 [citation needed] 407,000 [40] 1248–1880 Cologne Germany: Catholic St Paul's Cathedral: 7,875 [41] 1677–1708 London United Kingdom: Anglican (Church of England) Washington National Cathedral: 7,712 [42] 1907–1990 Washington, DC United States: Anglican (Episcopal Church in the U.S.) Amiens Cathedral: 7,700 [43 ...

  7. Gothic cathedrals and churches - Wikipedia

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    The Gothic style first appeared in France in the mid-12th century in an Abbey, St Denis Basilica, built by Abbot Suger (1081–1151). The old Basilica was the traditional burial place of Saint Denis, and of the Kings of France, and was also a very popular pilgrimage destination, so much so that pilgrims were sometimes crushed by the crowds.

  8. Cologne Cathedral quarter - Wikipedia

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    The Cologne Cathedral quarter (German: Domumgebung) is the area immediately surrounding Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. When the Gothic cathedral was built, it was closely surrounded by houses and smaller churches.

  9. List of World Heritage Sites in France - Wikipedia

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    Paris, Banks of the Seine: Île-de-France: cultural 1991 2024 [29] 229 Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière, and Place d'Alliance in Nancy: Grand Est: 18th century cultural 1983 - [30] 334 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) Occitanie: 1st century AD cultural 1985 2007 [31] 873 Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs Île-de-France: cultural 2001 - [32] 872

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