Wallrafplatz
A small historic square between the cathedral and Hohe Straße – once the heart of Cologne's printing quarter, today by the WDR broadcasting house.
Wallrafplatz lies in Altstadt-Nord, just a few steps between the cathedral and the Hohe Straße shopping street. The small square looks back on a long history as a printing quarter.
At a glance
- Location
- Altstadt-Nord, between the cathedral and Hohe Straße
- Named after
- Ferdinand Franz Wallraf
- History
- historic printing quarter
- Today
- near the WDR broadcasting house on Wallrafplatz
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-06-24
From printing press to broadcasting
In the Middle Ages important lanes crossed here, and from the 16th century printing families such as the Gymnichs settled in the area. The square is named after the Cologne collector and benefactor Ferdinand Franz Wallraf. Today the neighbouring WDR broadcasting house shapes the place – a direct line from Cologne's early media history to modern broadcasting.
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Address
Wallrafpl.
50667 Köln
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Auto-generated, last verified: 2026-06-23