Thursday 13 May 2010

Cologne Cathedral is located on the banks of the Rhine River, is like an urban Jacuzzi continue fighting.

Cities commonly called "Cologne" by residents is home to the largest gothic cathedral in Germany, the best collection of Roman artifacts, a world-class art museum, and a pleasant place to walk around.


River in western Germany city is also located at the crossroads of major rail with beautiful scenery and interesting places that also you can find around the station. Only a few hours, you can walk in the city, visiting the cathedral, and re-train just in time to come.

Stepped from the train station, you are faced with a mixture of modern architecture of post-World War II and a towering icon of Cologne, Cologne Cathedral. This city seemed to be rebuilt after the allies had bombed in retaliation for the bombings in London. Bombing that occurred during World War II destroyed 95 percent of Cologne, but the cathedral remained standing. 14 bombs had on the cathedral, but this Gothic frame structure remained standing. To anticipate the bombing, glass and art treasures brought to the shelter for safe keeping.

After entry into the cathedral, you may feel small, because the ceiling as high as about 42 meters. In this room, you'll also see a lot of stained glass that adorned the church with light.

In addition to the Cologne Cathedral there are two important museum of Roman-Germanic Museum and the Museum Ludwig. Through the window of the Roman-Germanic Museum, you can see the ancient mosaic floor. This ancient mosaic floor had been a floor in the dining room of a wealthy merchant of Rome, the shape is still like original position when the museum was built.

The place is showing scenes from the life story of Dionysus with grapes, women, song, and Roman styles. Still in the museum, you will find an elegant and attractive display of Roman artifacts such as glass, jewelry and mosaics. This is all the proof status of Cologne as an important site of civilization.