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Cologne Cathedral

Cologne, Germany

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Work began on the grand Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral) in 1248 and continued, on and off, until the 19th century.

The cathedral was built in the Rayonnant Gothic architectural style, which emerged in France in the height of the Gothic period. Impressively, the construction teams across the years stuck faithfully to the same plans — perhaps it's no wonder, then, that the remarkable church became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. The Cologne Cathedral is the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe, with the tips of its twin spires soaring 515 feet above ground.

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