Post-war modernism
9 places in Cologne
Blau-Gold-Haus
Right next to Cologne Cathedral stands the Blau-Gold-Haus, a turquoise-and-gold office and commercial building from 1952 that is a listed monument and a notable example of German post-war modernism, today home to hotel suites and luxury boutiques.
Christ's Transfiguration Church (Cologne-Heimersdorf)
since 1966A Catholic parish church in Cologne-Heimersdorf, built in the 1960s in a Brutalist style by Josef Lehmbrock on a cross-shaped ground plan.
Church of the Exaltation of the Cross (Cologne-Gremberghoven)
since 1955In Cologne's Gremberghoven district stands a plain 1950s brick church that now serves as the Serbian Orthodox Church of the Exaltation of the Cross — originally built as the Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit.
St. Dimitrios (formerly St. Mark's)
since 1973A Rum Orthodox church in Cologne's Seeberg district, built in the 1970s by Fritz Schaller as a Catholic branch church and today the seat of a bishop.
St. Hedwig
since 1967Award-winning Catholic church of 1966/67 in Cologne-Höhenhaus, a plain natural-stone building with a striking pyramid roof.
St. Monika (Bilderstöckchen)
since 1969St. Monika was a Catholic branch church in the Cologne district of Bilderstöckchen, built from 1969 to 1970 to designs by Nikolaus Rosiny. It was deconsecrated in 2016 and demolished from autumn 2019 onward – today apartments and a family centre stand on the site.
St. Pius X.
since 1958A listed Catholic parish church built from 1959 to 1962 in Cologne's Flittard district, designed by Margot and Joachim Schürmann with a nave suspended from steel cables.
Vierscheibenhaus – WDR Office Building at Appellhofplatz
The Vierscheibenhaus is a striking office building belonging to the West German Broadcasting (WDR) in Cologne's Altstadt-Nord district. Its interior is closed to the public, but the staggered building slabs are well worth viewing from the outside.
