The Roman-Catholic Cathedral Saint Peter and Maria is with 157-metres height after the Ulmer Münster the second-highest church in Germany as well as the third-highest church of the world.

In the 19 th century, the Silesian poet August Kopisch wrote a poem about the famous brownies of cologne called Hainzelmännchen. Because he would have become hundred years old in 1899, the Cologne embellishment association donated the brownie’s well to honour him.

“ Alder Maat ” is the dialectical name for the heart of the Old Town, the place called “Alter Markt”. Here on the Old Market, the so called “Jecken” come together on the 11. of November around 11 minutes past 11 at the official beginning of the carnival time as well as in the carnival’s women’s day for the start of the street carnival.

Everyone who visits the Cologne city hall built in the 13-th century, should do this, when the big pointer of the clock, which can bee seen from the old market, points at the Twelve.

As an urban festival hall the Gürzenich was built from 1441 to 1447 on the property of the family of the same name.

The Overstolzenhaus in the Rhine lane was built between 1220 and 1230 and is the last preserved Romanesque patrician’s house in Cologne.

It looks, like a ship which has come by time trip from the future. It consists of Alluminium and glass and is sweet inside.

The 36 metre high Bayentower was part of the medieval city fortification and was built between 1180 and 1250.

The Severinstorburg, one of three preserved medieval city gates, differs from the others, because attached to it are several metres of the old city wall ragged in 1881.

The heritage-protected Ulrepforte is one of the preserved medieval city gates and was officially mentioned for the first time in 1245.

When in October 1794 the French had taken the city of Cologne, they decided to provide all 7440 buildings of the city with sequential house numbers. The house in the Glockengasse which received the number 4711 was inhabited the businessman Wilhelm Mühlens.

The very well-preserved Roman’s tower originates from the 2nd and 3-rd century and was the most northwest tower of the Roman city fortification at that time.

The name Gereonsmill refers to the no longer existing Gereonsgate, one of 12 city gates existing at that time by which 8 were torn off together with the biggest part of the 600 year-old city wall in 1881.

The castle Eigelsteintor, one of the most-visited places of interest of Cologne, was built in the first half of the 13-th century in the course of the third city extension.

In the 13th century the Hahnentorburg, which maybe translated to ‘cock gate castle’, was built. Walking under it means strolling on the traces of emperors and kings.