Editing Cologne (section)

===Landmarks===

====Churches====
* [[Cologne Cathedral]] (German: ''Kölner Dom'') is the city's most famous monument and the Cologne residents' most loved landmark. It is a [[gothic architecture|Gothic]] church, started in 1248, and completed in 1880. In 1996, it was designated a [[World Heritage Site]]; it houses the [[Shrine of the Three Kings]], which supposedly contains the [[relic]]s of the [[Biblical Magi|Three Magi]] (see also<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.koelner-dom.de/index.php?id=dreikoenigenschrein |title=Offizielle Webseite des Kölner Doms &#124; Bedeutende Werke |publisher=Koelner-dom.de |access-date=5 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703064357/http://www.koelner-dom.de/index.php?id=dreikoenigenschrein |archive-date=3 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>). Residents of Cologne sometimes refer to the cathedral as "the eternal construction site" (''die ewige Baustelle'').
* [[Twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne|Twelve Romanesque churches]]: These buildings are outstanding examples of early medieval church architecture. The origins of some of these churches go back as far as [[Roman Empire|Roman times]], for example [[St. Gereon's Basilica, Cologne|St. Gereon]], which was originally a huge mausoleum in a Roman graveyard, or [[St. Maria im Kapitol]], built on the substructure of a Roman temple. [[Great St. Martin Church]] stands on the site of Roman warehouses and previously a sports field with a swimming pool, the walls of which can be seen in the basement of the church. With the exception of St. Maria Lyskirchen all of these churches were very badly damaged during World War&nbsp;II. Reconstructions of the last ones were only finished in the 1990s.

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Kdom.jpg|[[Cologne Cathedral]]
Cologne, Germany. Basilica of St. Gereon.jpg|[[St. Gereon's Basilica, Cologne|St. Gereon's Basilica]]
Köln st maria im kapitol dreikonchenanlage 251204.jpg|[[St. Maria im Kapitol]]
Köln - Groß St. Martin vom Dom.jpg|[[Great St. Martin Church]]
Severeinskirche aus Severinstorburg 2009.jpg|[[Basilica of St. Severin]]
Koeln mariae himmelfahrt 001.jpg|Church of the Assumption
Trinitatiskirche Koeln2007.jpg|Trinity Church
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====Medieval houses====
The Cologne City Hall (''Kölner Rathaus''), founded in the 12th century, is the oldest [[city hall]] in Germany still in use.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cologne.strategicmanagement.net/tuesday.php |title=Strategic Management Society – Cologne Conference – Cologne Information |publisher=Cologne.strategicmanagement.net |date=14 October 2008 |access-date=26 July 2010 |archive-date=24 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724083513/http://cologne.strategicmanagement.net/tuesday.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Renaissance-style loggia and tower were added in the 15th century. Other famous buildings include the Gürzenich, Haus Saaleck and the Overstolzenhaus.
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File:Keoln Maerz 2009 PD 20090327 028.JPG|[[Cologne City Hall]]
File:Köln gürzenich.jpg|Gürzenich
File:Overstolzenhaus-Rheingasse-Köln.JPG|Overstolzenhaus
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====Medieval city gates====
[[File:A Plan of the City of Cologne, 1800, John Stockdale-9832.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0 | A plan published in 1800 shows the medieval city wall still intact, locating 16 gates (Nr. 36–51 in the legend), e.g., 47:&nbsp;Eigelsteintor, 43:&nbsp;Hahnentor, 39:&nbsp;Severinstor.]]
Of the twelve medieval [[city gate]]s that once existed, only the Eigelsteintorburg at Ebertplatz, the Hahnentor at Rudolfplatz and the Severinstorburg at Chlodwigplatz still stand today.
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File:Köln eigelsteintorburg.jpg|Eigelsteintor
File:Hahnentorburg.jpg|Hahnentor
File:Severinstorburg Köln-0410.jpg|Severinstor
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