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   Cologne Cathedral

   Cologne Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne.

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   Wallraf–Richartz Museum

   The Wallraf–Richartz Museum (full name in German: Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud) is an art museum in Cologne, Germany, with a collection of fine art from the medieval period to the early twentieth century.

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   Cologne Central Mosque

   The Cologne Central Mosque (German: Zentralmoschee Köln, Turkish: Köln Merkez-Camii) is a mosque located in the Ehrenfeld neighbourhood of the city of Cologne, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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   Museum Ludwig

   Museum Ludwig, located in Cologne, Germany, houses a collection of modern art. It includes works from Pop Art, Abstract and Surrealism, and has one of the largest Picasso collections in Europe.

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   Romano-Germanic Museum

   The Romano-Germanic Museum (RGM, in German: Römisch-Germanisches Museum) is an archaeological museum in Cologne, Germany.

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   Roonstrasse Synagogue

   Roonstrasse Synagogue (German: Synagoge Roonstraße) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 50 Roonstraße in Cologne, Germany.

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   Mülheim

   Mülheim (German: Köln-Mülheim [ˈmyːlhaɪm]; Kölsch: Möllem [ˈmø̂ləm]) is a borough (Stadtbezirk) of Cologne in Germany and a formerly independent town (Mülheim am Rhein).

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   St. Gereon's Basilica

   St. Gereon's Basilica (Basilika Sankt Gereon) is a German Roman Catholic church in Cologne, dedicated to Saint Gereon, and designated a minor basilica on 25 June 1920.

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   St. Pantaleon's Church

   The Church of Saint Pantaleon (German: Sankt Pantaleon [ˌzaŋkt panˈtaːleɔn]; Kölsch: Zint Pantalejon [ˌtsɪ̂nt panˈtálɪjɔn]) is an early Romanesque church in Cologne, Germany.

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    Colonius

    Colonius is the Cologne telecommunications tower, which was finished in 1981.

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   Phantasialand

   Phantasialand is a theme park in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that attracts approximately 2 million visitors annually. It was opened in 1967 by Gottlieb Löffelhardt and Richard Schmidt.

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   Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium

   Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium was the Roman colony in the Rhineland from which the city of Cologne, now in Germany, developed.

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   Great St. Martin Church

   The Great Saint Martin Church is a Romanesque Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. Its foundations

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   Kolumba

   The Kolumba Museum (formerly the Diocesan Museum) is an art museum in Cologne, Germany, run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne. It is located at the historic site of the former St.

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   Schokoladenmuseum Köln

   The Schokoladenmuseum Köln (Imhoff Chocolate Museum) was opened by Hans Imhoff on 31 October 1993. It is situated in the Cologne quarter of Altstadt-Süd on the Rheinauhafen peninsula.

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   Cologne Zoological Garden

   The Aktiengesellschaft Cologne Zoological Garden is the zoo of Cologne, Germany. Being the third oldest zoo in Germany, it features over 10,000 animals of more than 850 species on more than 20 hectares.

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   St. Maria im Kapitol

   An eleventh-century Romanesque church in the Capitol quarter of the old town of Cologne.

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   St. Kunibert's Church

   The last-built of Cologne's twelve Romanesque basilicas.

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   Flora und Botanischer Garten Köln

   The Flora und Botanischer Garten Köln (11.5 hectares) is a municipal formal park and botanical garden located adjacent to Cologne Zoological Garden at Amsterdamer Straße 34, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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    Ehrenfeld

    Ehrenfeld (German: Köln-Ehrenfeld [kœln ˈʔeːʁənfɛlt]; Kölsch: Ihrefäld [ˈíʁəfɛlt]) is a borough (Stadtbezirk) of the City of Cologne in Germany.

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