Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #14 in Cologne, Germany

The Hansahochhaus is a skyscraper in the Neustadt-Nord quarter of north-central Cologne. When constructed in 1924-25 it was the city's first skyscraper, and one of the first skyscrapers in Germany. It was designed as an office building in the Expressionist style by the local architect, Jacob Koerfer. It was constructed in just 135 working days, which was considered less than the time taken to erect comparable buildings in the United States where skyscrapers were already becoming mainstream by the 1920s, but construction of the Hansahochhaus was subject to interruptions so the total construction period stretched over 15 months. With 17 floors and a total height of 65 meters, for a brief period following its construction the Hansahochhaus was Europe's tallest building

Wikipedia: Hansahochhaus (EN)

Klingelpützpark is an inner-city landscape park of around 2 hectares in the northern old town of Cologne. It was built between 1969 and 1971 on the site of the demolished Klingelpütz prison and, due to its spacious layout, is an example of urban design typical of the time.

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The Gereonsmühle is part of a 113-metre-long preserved remnant of the medieval city wall of Cologne and is located between Gereonswall and Hansaring west of the Eigelsteintorburg.

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Hansaplatz is the name of a park on the southeastern side of the Hansaring in Cologne's Altstadt-Nord, which is bordered by a 113-metre-long remnant of the medieval city wall and the Gereonsmühle.

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The Deutsche Tanzarchiv Köln is a national information and research centre for concert dance in Germany. It is located in the MediaPark in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, with an archive, library, video library and museum on the history around dance for an audience.

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Otto Piene was a German-American artist specializing in kinetic and technology-based art, often working collaboratively. He lived and worked in Düsseldorf, Germany; Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Groton, Massachusetts.

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The Christuskirche is a Protestant church in the Belgian Quarter in Cologne's Neustadt district, originally built in the neo-Gothic style according to plans by the architects August Hartel (1844–1890) and Skjøld Neckelmann (1854–1903) by diocesan master builder Heinrich Wiethase (1833–1893). In February 2014, the nave was demolished by decision of the Evangelical Community of Cologne in order to build a smaller nave and a residential and commercial property with parish rooms on the site according to plans by Klaus Hollenbeck Architekten and MAIER ARCHITEKTEN. The church was reconsecrated in 2016.

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Neu St. Alban is a parish church in the Neustadt-Nord district of Cologne, Germany. The church was built in 1958/1959 according to plans by Hans Schilling from rubble bricks. Among other things, building material from the Cologne Opera, which was slightly damaged in the Second World War and demolished in 1958, was used. From the church of Alt St. Alban next to the Gürzenich, preserved furnishings were taken over.

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The Cologne Central Mosque is a building commissioned by German Muslims of the Organization DİTİB for a large, representative Zentralmoschee in Cologne, Germany. This mosque was inaugurated by Turkish President Erdogan. After controversy, the project won the approval of Cologne's city council.

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The Church of St. Mechtern is a Roman Catholic church building in Cologne-Ehrenfeld, Germany. It is in the tradition of the Cologne Martyrs' Church of Mechtern, which is based on the legend of the Theban Legion.

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The list of stumbling stones in the Cologne district of Lindenthal lists the stumbling stones laid by the artist Gunter Demnig in the Cologne district of Lindenthal.

Wikipedia: Liste der Stolpersteine im Kölner Stadtteil Lindenthal (DE)

The Cologne City Forest is a spacious park created at the end of the 19th century in the western Cologne district of Lindenthal. The green area, which is equipped with a game reserve, ponds and water canals as well as sports and playgrounds and an extensive network of paths, is a popular local recreation area on the left bank of the Rhine.

Wikipedia: Kölner Stadtwald (DE)