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Cologne Cathedral

Religious and Sacred Buildings

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.

Facts
Building Type
Cathedral 1
Location
Cologne, Germany 1
Completed Year
1248 2
Completed Year
1880 1
Year the cathedral was completed to its original medieval plan, after construction resumed in the 19th century following a centuries-long pause.
Height (m)
157 1
Some sources give a more precise figure of 157.38 meters.
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Cathedral 1
Connections

Has Building Type

Cathedral, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In Style

Gothic Architecture, Styles and Movements

A Gothic cathedral.

Uses Element

Stone, Architectural Materials
Source Wikipedia: Cologne Cathedral
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Cologne Cathedral
Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, sentence identifying it as a Catholic cathedral
    is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  • Lead paragraph, sentence naming Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  • Lead paragraph, sentence on completion to the original medieval plan in 1880
    The edifice was completed to its original medieval plan in 1880.
  • Lead paragraph, sentence giving height of 157 meters
    At 157 m (515 ft), the cathedral is the tallest twin-spired church in the world
  • standing status determination, wikipedia summary
    It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne.
  • Uses Element: Stone, Wikipedia article
    At the same time, however, the stone structure requires continuous maintenance and renovation.
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2. Wikidata: Cologne Cathedral
  • Wikidata Q4176, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q4176, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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