Monthly Archives: December 2010

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•    Overview of the Hotel: This five star hotel is located about two minute walk away from the Cologne Cathedral, Cologne Central Station and the Hohe Strasse shopping area. The bright Konrad Restaurant at the hotel provides the large breakfast buffets and menus even for the lunch and dinner. Snacks, drinks and live piano music even can be enjoyed there all around in the Hilton Cologne’s Lobby Caffe & Bar. There are about 296 rooms in the hotel and it is the chain of Hilton Hotels. •    Amenities in Hotel: With respect to facilities in the hotel there are about … Continue reading →

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Overview of the Hotel: Located next to the main train station, this 3-star hotel in Cologne offers modern rooms and a daily breakfast buffet. The Kölner Dom cathedral is a 5-minute walk away. Cologne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and is under the administration of the archdiocese of Cologne. It is renowned as a monument of Christianity, of German Catholicism in particular, of Gothic architecture and of the continuing faith and perseverance of the people of the city in which it stands. It is dedicated to Saint … Continue reading →

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The Historical Archive of the City of Cologne that is considered as one of the largest communal archives in Europe too is the municipal archive of Cologne, Germany. In this municipal archive there is a collection and custody of records from the middle Ages. The oldest inventory of charters in the archive is dated 1408/1409. The oldest document that one can access in the archive is dated back to the date 922 AD. The archive has official records and private documents from all ages of Cologne’s historical background. Archive is also the official government repository that is known for gathering … Continue reading →

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The Gero Cross or Gero Crucifix that dates back to about 965–970, is the oldest large sculpture of the crucified Christ situated at the north of the Alps, is on display and exhibition in Cologne Cathedral. The cross was commissioned by Gero, Archbishop of Cologne, who perished in 976. The cross is carved in oak and is painted and is partially gilded and is been renewed. On the cross, the halo and cross pieces are too original, but the Baroque summarized there was been added in 1683. The figure there is about 187 cm high and is even spread in … Continue reading →