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presented chronologically, with the oldest de; Appellhofplatz 23-25; adult/concession
on the 1st floor where stand-outs include €4.50/2; h10am-6pm Tue-Fri, 11am-6pm Sat &
examples from the Cologne School, known Sun). In the basement of this otherwise
for its distinctive use of colour. mundane-looking building was the local
Gestapo prison where scores of people
The Walk » Go west past the shops on
Obenmarspforten for four streets, then turn north were interrogated, tortured and killed.
on Kolumbastrasse. The Walk » It’s just a short jaunt north again
Kolumba along low-key Dumont-Strasse.
Art, history, architecture and spirituality Kölnisches Stadtmuseum
form a harmonious tapestry in this spec- The Kölnisches Stadtmuseum (Cologne City
tacular collection of religious treasures Museum; %0221-2212 2398; www.museenkoeln.
of the Archdiocese of Cologne. Called de; Zeughausstrasse 1-3; adult/concession €5/3;
Kolumba (%0221-933 1930; www.kolumba.de; h10am-8pm Tue, to 5pm Wed-Sun), in the for-
Kolumbastrasse 4; adult/child €5/free; hnoon- mer medieval armoury, explores all facets
5pm Wed-Mon), the building encases the of Cologne history. There are exhibits on
ruins of the late-Gothic church of St Carnival, Kölsch (the local beer), eau de
Kolumba and layers of foundations going cologne and other things that make the
back to Roman times. Don’t miss the city unique. A model recreates the city of
12th-century carved ivory crucifix. 1571; it’s huge yet minutely detailed.
The Walk » Walk west on commercial Breite The Walk » Return to the Dom along
Strasse, then turn north on Dumont-Strasse. Komödienstrasse, with the cathedral towers
looming ever closer. Stop off for a much-deserved
NS Dokumentationszentrum refreshment at Café Reichard, facing the Dom.
Cologne’s Third Reich history is poignant-
ly documented in the NS Documentation
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