European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 04, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Walking fwd Cologne s masterpiece not to be missed 1 & ii staff photographer it s so massive you could t miss it even if you wanted to. Of no not another Church visitors have been heard to lament. But the Cologne Cathedral Kolner Dom is not just another Church. It s unique. Germany s largest Cathedral is a survivor of the Middle Ages and of the bombings of a More modern age world War ii. Visitors will note some of its other distinctions As they p6er up at the twin crosses that Cap its two towers. Lack of Money caused several interruptions during the More than 600 years of construction which began in 1248. The edifice was originally intended As a grand repository for the fabled Bones of the three magi the Kings who brought gifts to the infant Jesus. The remains had been brought to the City by Frederick Barbarossa in 1164. Later the Structure was seen As a uniting Symbol of Germany s emerging self image in the 1800s. Everything about his Church is big beginning with the massive Portal. It sometimes requires two people to push aside the huge doors. Once inside the hushed Interior visitors instinctively look up up up. Looming above is a wooden construction Crane at one time a Symbol of the City and its perennially unfinished Dom. The stained Glass windows take on a special life at any time of the Day Cloudy or Bright. The oldest wooden Crucifix North of the Alps hangs by the altar to the three magi near the rear of the choir Section. As with Many european cathedrals there a precious paintings and statues inside As Well As the gives of the righteous. One of these is that of St. Ursulu Patron Saint of Cologne reputedly murdered Here by the huns. Inside or out can be heard the tolling of the word s f heaviest swinging Bell St. Peter s be i which nearly 54,000 pounds. For a closer look and men climb the 509 Steep Steps up the Bell Tower. The View of the City is Worth the Strain on the legs. Is photos by Jim Der Hetzl the Cathedral s stained Glass w Noo ivs have summed the Ages. The Cathedral s soaring ceiling left survived bombing in world War ii. A photo right of the Dihedral right after the War. Details like this Doorknob ant anode a add to the in Joni. I Bruvry 4, 1 j i 1 is i j 14 stripes Kij a pc Bruvry 4, 1 j93
