Editing Cologne (section)

==Cityscape==
{{wide image|Cologne - Panoramic Image of the old town at dusk.jpg|1000px|Panoramic view of the city at night as seen from [[Deutz, Cologne|Deutz]]; '''from left to right''': Deutz Bridge; [[Great St.&nbsp;Martin Church]]; [[Cologne Cathedral]]; and [[Hohenzollern Bridge]]}}

The inner city of Cologne was largely destroyed during World War&nbsp;II. The reconstruction of the city followed the style of the 1950s, while respecting the old layout and naming of the streets. Thus, the city centre today is characterized by [[modern architecture]], with a few interspersed pre-war buildings which were [[reconstruction (architecture)|reconstructed]] due to their historical importance. Some buildings of the "Wiederaufbauzeit" (era of reconstruction), for example, the opera house by [[Wilhelm Riphahn]], are nowadays regarded as classics of modern architecture.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}} Nevertheless, the uncompromising style of the [[Cologne Opera]] house and other modern buildings has remained controversial.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

The districts outside the city center consist mostly of 19th and 20th century buildings.<ref name="zensus2011_de" /> Around 25% of Cologne was built before 1945.<ref name="zensus2011_de" />

Green areas account for over a quarter of Cologne, which is approximately {{convert|75|m2|2|abbr=on}} of public green space for every inhabitant.<ref>{{cite web|title=Green Cologne|url=http://www.koeln.de/cologne_tourist_information/exploring_city/green_cologne|publisher=KölnTourismus|access-date=17 April 2011|archive-date=18 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118104751/http://www.koeln.de/cologne_tourist_information/exploring_city/green_cologne|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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File:Kemmerlingshof, Köln-Junkersdorf Dürener Str 437.jpg|[[Junkersdorf]] old town
File:Köln Bayenthalgürtel 9.jpg|upright|[[Art Nouveau]] villa on Bayenthal-gürtel, part of the [[Cologne Ring]]
File:Neptunbad, Köln-Ehrenfeld-8466.jpg|[[Gründerzeit]] building in [[Ehrenfeld, Cologne]]
File:Hansahochhaus Köln - Gesamtansicht (0308-10).jpg|[[Hansahochhaus]], a building in the style of [[Brick Expressionism]]
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