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Event religious Europe

Cologne Cathedral

1248 CE

Gothic masterpiece and Germany's most visited…

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Historic church in Cologne, Germany

Cologne Cathedral on Wikipedia.

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Landmark · Europe

Cologne Cathedral

1248 CE – still standing

Gothic masterpiece and Germany's most visited landmark

Standing in 1248 CE

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Cologne CathedralRaimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0