According to legend, the holy martyr Catherine hid from her husband the fact of adultery with peasants from the village and was punished by flogging with rods to tears. The punishment had such an effect on her that she stopped being a vicious woman and cut her hair as a nun.
Cologne Cathedral (Germany) is officially called the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Mary. It is the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe. Why is the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Cologne, along with Chartres and Notre Dame in France, considered the greatest expression of German Gothic architecture? Cologne Cathedral (German: Kölner Dom) is a Roman Catholic Gothic cathedral in the city of Cologne. It occupies the third place in the list of the tallest churches in the world and is included in the list of World Cultural Heritage sites.
The Roman Catholic Gothic Cathedral Occupies the 3rd place in the list of the tallest churches in the world and is included in the list of World Cultural Heritage Sites. The beauty and grandeur is amazing! Minus one - very close to the railway station there is a huge presence of refugees and all sorts of rabble...
A stunningly large ancient temple in the center of Cologne. Entrance to the temple is free, but an excursion upstairs costs 8 euros. On foot. About 500 steps! I barely got there. But what views of the city from above! I strongly recommend it!