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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Top left St. Ursula was built in memory of murdered virgins. Middle left St. Maria a Capitol is a Model of the Church of nativity in Bethlehem. Bottom left detail from the door of St. Ursula. Above St. Maria in Capitol has the Only Cloisters in Cologne. Preserved. Among them Are the 15th-Century sailors Madonna and 13th Century paintings of old and new testament scenes. Cross is. Martin Cross St. Martin 9. The Tower has be a completely restored and is one of the most impressive in the City. The Church sits near the riverfront and an Artsy shopping restaurant apartment Complex has grown up around it. St. Pantaleon Pantale Onsberg 2. Among its treasures is a head of Christ which represents a new Start in Stone sculpture in Cologne in the Middle Ages. St. Severin Fer Kulum 29. The Church went through several building phases having originally been set Over a roman graveyard in the 4th Century. Its Saint led the people in the struggle against roman Rule. St. Ursula Ursula Platz 24. The Crown atop the Tower makes it Clear that the Saint is English. Legend says that St. Ursula and 11,000 or perhaps 11, depending on How the latin text is read virgins were murdered by the huns As they returned from a pilgrimage to Rome. In the Colden chamber designed in 1634 by to Hancs Crane the Bones of saints have been ornament ally arranged on the upper Walls. Behind the Gilt frieze arc some 300 human skulls. However most of the Church is barred to the Public and a sign admonishes this is a Church not a  to visit the Colden chamber one must apply in writing. St. Amandus Amandus Strassl 2 in Chi Kassel St. Katharina at Sebastia Strasse 115 in Niche St. Nickolaus at  74, and St. Stephen at Machemer Strassl 104a in Lindenthal Are the romanesque churches in the suburbs. The tourist office and bookstores sell pamphlets and books describing the 12 Center City churches. Visitors can Book stays in Cologne from 35 Marks about $15 per person per night. Guided Tours to the romanesque churches arc available for 75 Mark about $32 for the first two hours and 15 Marks about $6.40 for each additional hour. Contact the Cologne tourist office Unter Fetten Hennen 19, d-5000 Cologne 1, Germany. Tel. 0221-2213332. February 27,1986 stripes Magazine  
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