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Cologne Cathedral

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Cologne Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, Germany, seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. A renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture, it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996 and is Germany's most visited landmark, drawing an average of six million visitors a year. At 157 meters it is the tallest twin spired church in the world, the third tallest church in Europe after the Sagrada Familia and Ulm Minster, and the tallest cathedral in the world.

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A Gothic cathedral.

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