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Huge and daunting 5 stars

Aug 21, 2008
StellaPoint
Adventurer

The cathedral in Cologne is the worlds second tallest church only surpassed by the single spire of the Ulm cathedral. The cathedral is really an impressive sight, it is absolutely huge and gives...

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The gothic Dom 5 stars

May 17, 2008
andromeda
Adventurer

I was taking a day trip to Cologne from Düsseldorf which was my first base on arriving at Germany, so I really didn’t know what to expect. So on stepping out of the Hauptbahnhof, I was staggered...

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The Cologne cathedral 5 stars

Dec 30, 2007
NOFXmike
Adventurer
Part of Topic Exploring Germany from a tour guide's perspective

The Cologne cathedral is one of the most impressive gothic churches in anywhere. Although Cologne is not exactly the center of tourism for Germany, it is definitely worth a visit for the cathedral...

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Muenster cathedral 4 stars

Nov 27, 2007
Vihren
Globetrotter

Muenster’s cathedral St. Paulus is a big Romanesque building in the center of Muenster. I was very surprised to learn that half of it was built in the 9-th century, it was started at the time of...

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Xanten's old city center 4 stars

Nov 27, 2007
Vihren
Globetrotter

Xanten is a really wonderful small city in North-Western Westphalia. It is just so small, but so full of wonderful places. The city is usually cited as one of the oldest in Germany having rich...

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St. Patrokli cathedral 5 stars

Nov 24, 2007
Vihren
Globetrotter

St Patrokli Cathedral in Soest is a wonderful old church in Soest city center built in romanesque style. It is very rare to see romanesque churches in Northern Germany so this one is quite unique,...

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Minden 4 stars

Nov 21, 2007
Vihren
Globetrotter

Minden was the final stop of my route. I arrived there about 3 pm and I had to see it before 6 pm, so that I can have 2 hours before it got dark to get a ride back to Hannover. The city has been an...

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Minden Cathedral 3 stars

Nov 22, 2007
Vihren
Globetrotter

The cathedral of Minden was really old, one of the oldest in Northern Germany, but unfortunately it was heavily bombed during WWII and what we see now is just a later built version, which lacks all...

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Köln 3 stars

Aug 20, 2007
cosmoclaudio
Discoverer
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Cologne is one of the most over rated places I have ever been to. I had great expectations and I ended up with a bad opinion of the place. In Cologne there is just one thing to see; the Cathedral...

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Cathedral 5 stars

Aug 14, 2007
Elizaoprisor
Discoverer

The Dome of Cologne is the most famous gothic building in Germany and definitely deserves its fame. The cathedral is enormous. I had heard that it was huge, but was truly stunned when I saw it...

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