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A stop in Cologne and Düsseldorf

PIpiero64 ·18 photographs ·1 Jun 2011 – 1 Jun 2011 ·1 days
Where
Cologne and Dusseldorf
When
1 Jun 2011 – 1 Jun 2011
1 days · trip of 2011
Who
Piero Cogoni · @piero64 · Cagliari
How
Travel diary
The story

On the way back from Estonia, a short stop to change planes in Germany offered the chance for a brief visit to Cologne and Düsseldorf. After picking up the rental car we set off for Cologne to visit mainly its imposing cathedral, a typical Gothic-style construction.........................

The journey's photographs

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Dark gothic spires of Cologne Cathedral against a grey skyGothic nave of Cologne Cathedral, ribbed vaults and hanging organPolychrome Gothic stained glass window with saints and sacred scenes, Cologne CathedralStreet musicians play flute, accordion, violin and guitar in front of Cologne CathedralCologne Cathedral spire above the Rhine river and Hohenzollern bridgeCologne rooftops and skyscrapers under a grey sky, from the cathedralThe Colonius telecom tower in Cologne above rooftops under grey skyHuge bronze bell hanging among steel beams and scaffolding under artificial lightAbove Cologne rooftops, Groß St. Martin church and the Rhine under grey skyGreat St. Martin Church in Cologne overlooks the Rhine with bridges and bargesStone ribbed vault with central column, lit by warm lamp lightBronze equestrian statue with standing female figures at the pedestal baseLoaded barge on the Rhine beneath Cologne's steel railway bridge, grey skyBlue barge on the Rhine in front of Cologne Cathedral under cloudy skyPlatform F under the glass and steel roof of Köln Hbf stationEuropaturm telecommunications tower in Frankfurt against a gray skyGothic nave of Cologne Cathedral, stone vaults, tourists taking photosBronze bell with inscription inside the Sagrada Familia bell tower

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