COLOGNE

The Beginning -in 50 AD Romans founded Cologne next to the river Rhine -at first the city was called Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensis (colony of Claudius and the altar of Agrippina), or Colonia Agrippina (the Colony of Agrippina)

Cologne in 60 AD

The Eifel aqueduct -built in 80 AD -whole city was supplied with cubic meters of water every day -It was one of the longest aqueducts in the Roman empire

a part of the aqueduct

The Cologne Cathedral - till 1884 the biggest building of the world - there was an old cathedral till since 1164 till 1820 the new one was build -in the Cologne cathedral there is a coffin with the skeletons of the Three kings

a table about the Cologne Cathedral

The Cologne Cathedral

Coffin with the skeletons of the Three Kings

Eau de Cologne -(Kölnisch Wasser in German) was invented in1709 by Giovanni Maria Farina -a light perfume -originated in Cologne

towelette eau de toilette

Cologne‘s coat of arms -it was made in the 16th century -the three crowns are from the Three Kings -the eleven tears are from the virgins which were killed in Cologne

Cologne‘s coat of arms

Cologne‘s city wall -was made in many steps since the first century AD -like a ring around the city -in the 19th century it was completed - in 1881 the city wall was destroyed - today there are just remains of the city wall

remains of the city wall remains of the city wall next to our school

Cologne‘s multifunctional arena -used for ice hockey matches (Cologne Sharks), concerts and festivals - opened in people can sit there

Cologne‘s multifunctional arena

Cologne and the 2nd world war - 90% were destroyed except Cologne cathedral and other churches people were killed

I got this information from WIKIPEDIA