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4 places in Cologne

The Choir Pillar Figures of Cologne Cathedral

since 1320

Fourteen larger-than-life, brightly painted statues of Christ, Mary and the twelve apostles on the pillars of Cologne Cathedral's high choir – a principal work of early 14th-century European sculpture.

Christi Geburt

since 1969

A Catholic parish church built 1969–1971 in Bocklemünd/Mengenich, notable for its rare dedication to the Nativity of Christ and its angular, right-angle-free architecture.

St. Georg (Cologne-Weiß)

since 1953

A listed Catholic hall church in Cologne's Weiß district, consecrated in 1954, whose outdoor altar faces directly toward the Rhine.

St. Gereon (Cologne-Merheim)

Catholic parish church in Cologne's Merheim district, built around 1820 on the site of a Romanesque predecessor and known for its setting amid open fields.

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