Weekday Time of day Monday to Cologne Cathedral is located in the immediate vicinity of the main railway station and is easy to reach by public transport and car. General information about guided tours in the Cologne Cathedral of the Metropolitan Chapter of the High Cathedral Church in Cologne: All guided tours in Cologne Cathedral are subject to registration and may only be conducted by authorised or registered cathedral guides.
For individual visitors, the cathedral is - as before - freely accessible outside the hours of worship. The guided tours will be distributed according to the scheduled tour times. The total number of guided tours is limited to 10 per hour and the group size to a maximum of 25 persons per group. In addition, all personally guided groups must be equipped with group guidance systems. These are audio radio systems in which each listener receives a small receiver and headphones to which the tour is transmitted via microphone.
Different frequencies make it possible for several groups to be guided at the same time and in the smallest of spaces without interference. On the one hand, the aim is an acoustic calming of the church room, which should help to protect the interests of visitor groups and believers alike. Delete account. Yes, subscribe. Email Password You already have an account? Go to login Privacy. Email Password You don't have an account?
The design of the cathedral is based on Amiens Cathedral in France, many features of Cologne Cathedral closely resembles that of Amiens Cathedral, such as style, ground-plan, width to height proportion of the nave, and more. Like other Gothic cathedrals, the footprint of Cologne Cathedral is a Latin Cross, the length and width of which are The southern tower of the church is When the cathedral was completed in , it was tallest man-made structure in the world, and held that title for 4 years until in when Washington Monument was built.
Today Cologne Cathedral is the second tallest structure in Cologne, after Colonius Tower, a meters tall telecommunication tower in the city. The stairway connecting the ground to the top has a total of steps.
As the church's west front is composed of two towers of such heights, the church's western facade is the world's largest facade of a church. To the east of the twin towers is the nave, the inner height of nave is Cologne Cathedral has the world's third largest church interior, covering nearly 8, square meters 86, square feet of floor area, and can hold more than 20, people.
The choir of the cathedral is largest in Germany, a special feature of the choir is that it has two seats reserved for pope and king, the total number of seats is The upper portion of the cathedral is installed with 11 church bells, 8 in bell cage in the south spire, 3 in ridge turret. Now the largest bell in the cathedral is St Peter's Bell, it is 3.
The most notable treasure stored in Cologne Cathedral is the Shrine of the Three Kings, it is a casket that traditionally believed to contain the relics of Biblical Magi, also known as the Three Kings or the Three Wise Men. The shrine was once opened in and found to contain bones and garments. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. By Birge Amondson Birge Amondson. TripSavvy's editorial guidelines.
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