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Domforum

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Located on the Domplatte opposite the cathedral's west portal, the Domforum serves as the visitor centre of Cologne Cathedral and as a meeting and events centre of the city's Catholic Church.

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Hohe Straße

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The Hohe Straße is one of Cologne's best-known shopping streets, running as a pedestrian zone through the heart of the Altstadt-Nord district. Its history goes all the way back to Roman times, when it formed the main north-south axis of the ancient city.

Ottoplatz© Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ottoplatz

The station square in front of Köln Messe/Deutz, home to the Otto-Langen memorial and an award-winning landscape redesign.

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Platzjabbeck

Late-medieval wooden figure on Cologne's town hall tower that, since 1913, opens its mouth and sticks out its red tongue on every full hour.

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Schildergasse

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The Schildergasse is one of Cologne's central shopping streets, linking Neumarkt with Hohe Straße as a pedestrian zone. With Roman roots and a name derived from medieval shield painters, it blends centuries of history with modern retail.

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