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Cologne 

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Cologne is 2000 year old city. This city have several landmarks that attract tourist. Millions of people visit Cologne every year and Enjoy the spectacular views and the old buildings attract the tourists.

Places that you must see when you visit Cologne, Germany.

Cologne Cathedral :
Cologne Cathedral
Cologne Cathedral
This church is included in world heritage site. This church took too long to be created the cathedral's construction began in 1240 but unfortunately the construction stopped till 1560, construction starts once again in 1840 and the church become completed in 1880. This cathedral is most visited place of Germany over 20,000 people visit the Cathedral everyday. This is the tallest church in the world with two spires- 2nd tallest church in Europe and 3rd tallest in the whole world. These specs of the church makes it one of the most unique and remarkable landmark in the entire world.   Read more

Museum Ludwig :

Museum Ludwig
Museum Ludwig

This museum is located in cologne Germany and has the collection of modern arts like Pop Art, Abstract Art, and surrealism. This museum have one of the largest Picasso's art collection in Europe not just only Picasso but also holds the art from Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. This Museum emerged as an Independent institution from Wallraf - Richartz Museum, Peter Ludwig agreed to show case 350 Modern art work that valued $45 million, and when he returned to Cologne He committed himself to built a museum for modern art made after 1900. The Museum has given the name ''museum Ludwig''.

Phantasialand :

Phantasialand Theme park
phantasialand theme park

Phantasialand is a theme park located in Cologne, Germany. Almost 2 million visitors visit this phantasialand every year.
 The park was opened in 1967 by Gottlieb Löffelhardt and Richard Schmidt. click the link below to know more about Phantasialand. 

Cologne Chocolate Museum :

Cologne Chocolate Museum
Cologne Chocolate Museum 

This museum is located  in the Cologne quarter of Altstadt-Süd on the Rheinauhafen peninsula. This museum shows the production of chocolate from beginning. Opened in 1993 by Hans Imhof. Over 67500 visitors visits this museum every year. This museum have wide collection of historic Chocolate machines that shapes chocolate into different forms. 

Cologne Zoological Garden :

Cologne Zoological Garden
cologne zoological Garden
This garden is spered over 20 hecters. This is basically a zoo, with over 10,000 animals from 850 different species. In world war II this zoo was destroyed completly but in 1947 it was reopened and in 1971 an aquarium is added. This is the best place to visit in Cologne with children or with out childern.

Wallraf-Richartz Museum :

Wallraf-Richartz Museum
Wallraf-Richartz Museum
Wallraf-Richartz museum is one of the three maim museums in Cologne Germany it have fine collection of art from medieval and early twenties century.This museum is opened in 1861 just after the death of  Johann Heinrich Richartz, In this museum you will find several Gothic Art. Click the link to know more about this Museum.