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Ehrenfeld

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Old Ehrenfeld Cemetery

Listed 1870 cemetery that Ehrenfeld had to build for itself after Cologne refused its citizens burial at Melaten.

Friedenskirche (Cologne-Ehrenfeld)

since 1876
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Ehrenfeld's oldest Protestant church, built in 1876, repeatedly remodelled and heritage-listed since 1982.

Helios Tower – Ehrenfeld's Lighthouse Without a Sea

The 44-metre Helios Tower in Cologne-Ehrenfeld is a historic mock lighthouse built by the electrical pioneer Helios AG and, together with the Helios House and factory halls, forms one of Cologne's best-preserved industrial monuments.

Herkules-Hochhaus

since 1972
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Nicknamed the 'Parrot House' for its vivid coloured façade, this 1972 residential tower in Neuehrenfeld stands 102 m tall — Cologne's ninth-highest high-rise.

No longer existsEhrenfeld Synagogue© unknown · Public domain

Ehrenfeld Synagogue

A synagogue in Cologne-Ehrenfeld, consecrated in 1927 and destroyed during the 1938 pogrom – a mural and floor markers keep its memory alive.

Underground (Club)

since 1988

From 1988 to 2017 the Underground in Cologne-Ehrenfeld was a fixture for heavy metal, rock and punk – today a school stands on the site.

Urania Theater

Cologne's first neighbourhood theatre, founded in 1985 in a former Ehrenfeld cinema — with a series of operators across the decades.

Zamus – Centre for Early Music

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On Ehrenfeld's Helios site, Zamus supports more than 170 early-music performers and ensembles and hosts its own annual festival.

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