St. Maria im Kapitol
A little gateway by the church of St. Maria im Kapitol, built on the site of a Roman capitol temple.
St. Maria im Kapitol
Part of the cloister
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The church dates back to the 11th century and is very plain outside. The original church was built much earlier by Plectruda. wife of Pippin II, great-grandfather of Charlemagne.
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A nice mosaic floor decoration, modern
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Looking down the nave
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The church was much damaged in the war, and the ceiling was replaced with this nice coffered wood ceiling.
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The altar and the Reaissance rood screen
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11th century door, now on display behind this grill
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One of the side aisles
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A nice spiral staircase
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The left half of the rood screen
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And the right half
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Part of the ambulatory
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Private chapel of the lord mayor in 1466, with a singer-gallery above it.
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The sanctuary side of the rood screen
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The other half
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Late 15th century tracery wall between the chancel and the ambulatory
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A detail
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An interesting plaque at the rear of the church. I had to use flash to get a decent picture.
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Looking across the transepts
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Down in the crypt
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A very fine romanesque arcade
The Town
The front of the Rathaus, unfortunately surrounded by a work zone.
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The top of the Rathaus tower
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The whole of the Rathaus tower
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My bathroom at my hotel. The door leads to the landing.
The Town
I told you, the bathroom is the first thing you enter in this room.
The Cathedral
St. Peter's cathedral, but everyone just calls it Cologne cathedral. It is massive and very impressive.
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This would be a fantastic main entrance to any church, but at Cologne, it's just the south entrance.
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Looking up at the spires
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This is the front of the cathedral
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I had to walk almost a block away to get all of the towers in.
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The left side of the main entrance
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The right side of the main entrance
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The center doorway
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Looking down the nave, with its incredibly tall ceiling
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The left side columns
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And the right side
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Despite being literally across the street from Cologne's main rail station, which was bombed frequently, the cathedral took only minor shrapnel damage. The windows were saved and put back after the war.
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View down one of the side aisles over the next picture
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One of the stations of the cross
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One of the side aisles, very wide
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There are actually two side aisles on each side of the nave, which makes the cathedral so massive.
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A fine stained glass window
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And another
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Altar of the Poor Clares, originally in another church
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A nice interior shot
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The north wall of the transept
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An interesting monopod support for a balcony
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A fine set of stained glass windows
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The window over the north transept
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The south wall of the transept
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The St Agilulfus altar-piece
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A close-up
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Another nice window
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In a chapel in the ambulatory, a knight's tomb shaped like a castle
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Part of the choir
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Looking up from the last picture
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The window over the main entrance