Historic
27 places in Cologne
Alte Feuerwache
Self-governed socio-cultural centre in Cologne's Agnesviertel — housed in the city's former main fire station of 1890.
Deutz Cemetery
A park-like municipal cemetery in Cologne's Poll district, laid out in 1896 to serve the neighbouring Deutz and the final resting place of Nobel laureate Kurt Alder.
Deutzer Gierponte
since 1674Historic cable ferry that linked Cologne-Deutz with the Old Town from 1674 to 1822 – no longer in existence today.
Deutzer Schiffbrücke (Deutz Pontoon Bridge)
since 1822Historic pontoon bridge that linked the Rhine banks between Cologne and Deutz from 1822 to 1915 – no longer standing today.
Protestant Cemetery in Cologne-Mülheim
since 1614One of Cologne's oldest surviving cemeteries, established in 1612 in right-bank Mülheim and still in use for burials today.
Friedhof Trenkebergstraße
A small listed cemetery in Cologne-Meschenich with a war memorial and a collection of baroque stone crosses.
Gereonsmühle
A surviving stretch of Cologne's medieval city wall with a former defensive tower that was converted into a windmill in the 15th century.
St. Bartholomew's Burial Church
since 1959Former parish church in Cologne-Ehrenfeld, used since 2014 as a columbarium with a prayer room.
Gut Schlagbaum
A former moated castle in Holweide – only part of the outer bailey with a corner tower, gateway and an Adam-and-Eve relief survives; today a private residence and artists' domicile.
Haus Haan (Moated Castle)
since 1730A medieval moated castle in Höhenhaus – first documented in 1203, with the present manor house dating from 1730 and converted into private apartments behind its old moat in 1986.
Court Building at Appellhofplatz (Appellhof)
since 1893Cologne's oldest court building – a monument to Rhenish legal history, from the Court of Appeal through the Nazi-era special courts to today's seat of the administrative and fiscal courts.
Reichenspergerplatz Court Building
since 1911Cologne's largest historic courthouse, opened in 1911 and still home to the Higher Regional Court – with an air-raid shelter beneath the forecourt, rediscovered in 2009 and open for visits on the first Sunday of each month.
Kalker Friedhof
since 1904Municipal cemetery from 1904 in Cologne-Merheim on the right bank of the Rhine, with around 14,000 graves and historic wall tombs.
Katholischer Friedhof Köln-Mülheim
One of the oldest surviving cemeteries in Cologne, with a 13th-century chapel and still in use for burials today.
Klosterhof (Cologne-Dünnwald)
The Klosterhof in Cologne-Dünnwald is the surviving, listed working estate of the former Dünnwald monastery; its eastern wing today serves as a residential and office building.
Kreuzkirche
since 1913Former Protestant church near Cologne's main station, now the Pathpoint Cologne youth hostel.
Literaturhaus Köln
since 1996A stage for contemporary literature in the medieval Haus Bachem – with some 700 members, one of Germany's largest literature houses.
Mülheim Cemetery (Mülheimer Friedhof)
since 1904Municipal, park-like cemetery in Cologne-Höhenberg with a listed 1903 gatehouse.
Ostfriedhof
since 1946Laid out in 1946 as a woodland cemetery, this roughly 59-hectare burial ground in right-bank Dellbrück is among the most scenic cemeteries in the Cologne area, dotted with mixed forest and Bronze Age burial mounds.
Römerturm
The best-preserved tower of Cologne's Roman city wall, built around 50 AD and decorated on its outer face with an elaborate mosaic of natural stones.
Staatenhaus am Rheinpark
Listed 1920s event hall in Cologne-Deutz – currently the temporary home of the Cologne Opera and a future musical theatre.
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.
Theater in der Filmdose
Private boulevard and cabaret theatre in Cologne's university quarter, staging comedic productions inside a pub on Zülpicher Straße since the 1980s.
Cologne Water Tower
A historic water tower in Cologne's Altstadt-Süd, a five-star luxury hotel since 1990 — the city's most unusual place to stay.
Water Tower Cologne-Stammheim
since 1881A listed 1881 water tower on the edge of Stammheim, now part of a gated residential development.
Weckschnapp
Medieval tower of Cologne's Kunibert fortifications on the Rhine — a surviving piece of the city wall and setting of a chilling legend.
