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Cologne
Cologne city is located in the Federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth largest city in Germany. The city is very easily accessible because of its location and the Central Station is an important crossroads, also Europe’s busiest rail junction. The city is considered as the most fantastic city in the world. Tradition and history are of particular interest, Cologne’s fifth season carnival is world famous as a colourful and joyous celebrations.
Museums in Cologne
Ludwig Museum – the city’s oldest museum, founded in the 19 th century to display works of local artists of the Gothic period and spans to the 14 th to the 20 th century.
Romano-Germanic Museum – the main attraction is the 70 square metres Dionysos-Mosaik, once the floor of the main room of a large Roman villa from the 3 rd century AD. The collections include Roman glass, ceramics, marble and jewellery from the early centuries of the first millennium.
Museum of East Asian Arts – the original museum building was destroyed in the 2 nd World War and was replaced in 1977 by the Japanese-inspired construction and landscape garden. Actually it was founded in 1913 to display the Fischer collection and also Chinese, Japanese and Korean art, crafts and sculptures from 1500 BC to the 19 th century.
Kolner Philharmonie – housed in the same building as the Ludwig Museum and the concert hall has at least one performance every year.
Chocolate Museum – the museum is located in a brick and glass building on a small promontory close to the Altstadt and the Imhoff-Stollwerch Museum also known as the chocolate museum. The main attraction is a chocolate fountain oozing Schokolade.
Wallraf-Richartz Museum.
Cologne Attractions
Kunsthandel Klefisch Gallery & Auction House – the gallery and auction house was founded in 1972, specializing in fine Japanese and Chinese art.
Cologne Cathedral – the cathedral of 1248 was built to house the relics of the Magi and the dome was not completed until 1880. Though there were architectural changes throughout the centuries but still represents Gothic style on impressive vertical lines.
