History
6 places in Cologne
Alter Markt
A history-steeped square in the northern Old Town with a colourful, medieval-looking row of houses – Cologne's most traditional square.
Appellhofplatz
A history-laden square in Altstadt-Nord – named after the old appeal court and today home to the NS Documentation Centre.
Malakoff Tower
A gate tower of the Prussian riverbank fortifications at the Rheinauhafen – with a historic swing bridge right by the Chocolate Museum.
NS Documentation Centre (EL-DE House)
A memorial and museum on the Nazi era in the former Gestapo prison EL-DE House – one of Cologne's most important places of remembrance.
Historic City Hall
Germany's oldest city hall, with over 800 years of building history – featuring a magnificent Renaissance loggia and a Gothic council tower.
