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I was on a trip with my wife, and we had a two-hour layover in Köln (Cologne). We decided to make a run for the cathedral during that time. We sprinted from the

I was on a trip with my wife, and we had a two-hour layover in Köln (Cologne). We decided to make a run for the cathedral during that time. We sprinted from the airport to the train station, and rode all the way to Hauptbahnhof (central station) which is right next to the cathedral. We got maybe 15 minutes to gawk at the size of that thing before we had to run back to the train station. Definitely take a day to go see that thing if you get the chance. It's impressive. I'd be sad we didn't get to see it if we were not already so exhausted from seeing so many amazing things in Europe on that trip!

nate_meurer 5y ago
It's a miraculous gift to humanity that this thing survived the allied bombing in WWII. Much of the rest of the city was levelled.
- nate_meurer 5y ago
  Too get an idea of just how close we came to losing this treasure, check out this photo of the city after the bombing: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Koeln_1945.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Koeln_19... Notice the bridge just a few hundred meters away.
  - emmelaich 5y ago
    Some video exists too - George Stevens film.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwy8SzVmWGc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwy8SzVmWGc Köln from 2:40