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There is a local German proverb: "Being not in Cologne is equivalent to never being in Germany". Cologne has a long history. There was a consort of ancient Rome who built a city here. Its name evolved from colonial. In 795 AD, the Catholic Church established the seat of the Archbishop of Westphalia here. Soon Cologne became a metropolis with a population surpassing Paris and London.
Cologne is strategically located at the key point of the north-south waterway and east-west land route at the northern foot of the Alps. In those days, It had privileges, and all goods passing through this place had to be exhibited and sold here for three days before being transshipped.
However, the most attractive thing about Cologne is the towering cathedral tower that can be seen from any place in Cologne.
The south tower of Cologne Cathedral is 157 meters high, and the north tower is 159 meters high. It is the tallest church tower in the world. Each tower has an icon of the cross made of copper, and the twin towers are like two swords pointed directly at the sky. The majestic Cologne Cathedral was not built in a day. It took 632 years for seven centuries from construction to completion. I heard that the church was only 46 meters high when it was first built. This was the limit when there was no knowledge of geometry and mechanics.
During World War II, Cologne suffered more than 200 large-scale bombings by the Allied forces. The city was almost razed to the ground. Only the cathedral was miraculously preserved. The cathedral tower was almost straight. The 14 bombs that directly hit the top of the tower slipped off. Although it exploded after landing, the tower base of the church was built with 2 meters high rock, and it was safe to withstand the huge impact.
