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#myhiddengems Like many other places in Germany, Cologne is old and very beautiful. There are several points of interest for a tourist in this city. I found the architecture aspect to be absolutely fascinating. Go into any street in the centre and you’ll see glorious lane of architecture, then 19th-century mansions next to 1950s tiled houses and new-builds in steel and glass. Very little feels sacred here, apart from the Romanesque churches and of course, the Dom – Cologne cathedral which mixes in Gothic arches with the pixelated, stained-glass windows. Interestingly, Germany’s largest mosque is in cologne. The Cologne Central Mosque, which is a modern design with its concrete and glass dome and glass walls is a fascinating piece of architecture too. I also managed to see the Ludwig Museum. Built in 1986, few would call its exterior beautiful, but it houses one of Germany’s most significant collections of modern art. If one place sums up Cologne, though, it’s the chapel on nearby Kolumbastrasse. Here, a museum housing religious art has been created from a church that was bombed by the allies. The remains have been incorporated into a building now. #myhiddengems #summerdestinations #100waysoftravel #germany #cologne #art #museum #architecture