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| Cologne (German Köln), is the fourth largest city in Germany and largest city of the North Rhine-Westphalia state (German Nordrhein-Westphalen). It is one of the most important European inland ports, and considered the economic, cultural, and historic capital of the Rhineland. Its location at the intersection of the Rhine (German Rhein) river with one of the major trade routes between eastern and western Europe was the foundation of Cologne's commercial importance. In the Middle Ages it also became an ecclesiastical center of significance and an important center of art and learning. Cologne was badly damaged during World War II. Today, it is the seat of a university and the see of a Roman Catholic archbishop. Its cathedral, the largest Gothic church in northern Europe, was designated a World Heritage site in 1996; it is the city's major landmark and unofficial symbol. | http://manske.virtualave.net/nupedia/wappen.png It will be on wikipedia shortly! The emblem of Cologne. |
| Cologne (German Köln), is the fourth largest city in Germany and largest city of the North Rhine-Westphalia state (German Nordrhein-Westfalen). It is one of the most important European inland ports, and considered the economic, cultural, and historic capital of the Rhineland. Its location at the intersection of the Rhine (German Rhein) river with one of the major trade routes between eastern and western Europe was the foundation of Cologne's commercial importance. In the Middle Ages it also became an ecclesiastical center of significance and an important center of art and learning. Cologne was badly damaged during World War II. Today, it is the seat of a university and the see of a Roman Catholic archbishop. Its cathedral, the largest Gothic church in northern Europe, was designated a World Heritage site in 1996; it is the city's major landmark and unofficial symbol. | http://meta.wikipedia.com/upload/cologne_emblem.png The emblem of Cologne. |
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stems from the Roman empress Agrippina. The wife of the Emperor Claudius (she persuaded him to adopt Nero) elevated her birth town "Colonia" to the status of a city in the year 50 A.D. Today, traces of the Romans are still to be found everywhere in Cologne: the Dionysus mosaic in the Römisch-Germanisches |
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stems from the Roman empress Agrippina. The wife of the Emperor Claudius (she persuaded him to adopt her son Nero) elevated her birth town "Colonia" to the status of a city in the year 50 A.D. Today, traces of the Romans are still to be found everywhere in Cologne: the Dionysus mosaic in the Römisch-Germanisches |
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formerly brought fresh spring water to the Roman city from the Eifel region. The Roman road network is still reflected to this very day in the layout of the city streets. The Hohe Strasse, a shopping street between the cathedral (Dom) and Neumarkt square, can look back over a two-thousand-year history of economic and social life. |
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formerly brought fresh spring water to the Roman city from the Eifel region. The Roman road network is still reflected to this very day in the layout of the city streets. The Hohe Strasse, a shopping street between the cathedral (Dom) and Neumarkt square, can look back over a two-thousand-year history of economic and social life. |
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The Romans also brought Christianity to Cologne, and the city very soon became a seat of a bishopric. In the year 785 Charlemagne founded the Archbishopric of Cologne and also bestowed secular powers upon the church dignitaries: the Archbishop of Cologne became one of the most powerful feudal lords in the Holy Roman Empire. Since the 12th century, Cologne has been the fourth metropolis in addition to Jerusalem, Byzantium and Rome to bear the designation "Sancta" (holy) in the city name: "Holy Cologne, faithful |
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The Romans also brought Christianity to Cologne, and the city very soon became a seat of a bishopric. In the year 785 Charlemagne founded the Archbishopric of Cologne and also bestowed secular powers upon the church dignitaries: the Archbishop of Cologne became one of the most powerful feudal lords in the Holy Roman Empire. Since the 12th century, Cologne has been the fourth metropolis in addition to Jerusalem, Byzantium and Rome to bear the designation "Sancta" (holy) in the city name: "Holy Cologne, faithful |
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1880, after building work had been discontinued in the mid-16th century. Twelve large Roman collegiate and monastery churches, in addition to the world famous Dom stand as a major architectural testimony to the "spiritual" influence of the times: Groß St. Martin, St. Maria Lyskirchen, St. Severin, St. Kunibert, St. Gereon, St. Pantaleon, St. Maria im Kapitol, St. Aposteln, St. Andreas, St. Ursula, St. Cäcilien and St. Georg. |
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1880, after building work had been discontinued in the mid-16th century. Twelve large Roman collegiate and monastery churches, in addition to the world famous Dom stand as a major architectural testimony to the "spiritual" influence of the times: Groß St. Martin, St. Maria Lyskirchen, St. Severin, St. Kunibert, St. Gereon, St. Pantaleon, St. Maria im Kapitol, St. Aposteln, St. Andreas, St. Ursula, St. Cäcilien and St. Georg. |
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& Guillaume, the Stollwerck chocolate factory or Klöckner Humboldt Deutz AG |
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& Guillaume, the Stollwerck chocolate factory or Klöckner Humboldt Deutz AG |
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