Cologne: Church

Places and attractions in the Church category

Cologne Cathedral

Grand Gothic cathedral with twin spires Cologne Cathedral, a towering Gothic masterpiece, dominates the skyline of Cologne, Germany, with its twin spires soaring to a height of 157 meters, making it one of the tallest churches in the world. Officially known as the High Cathedral of Saint Peter, this grand...

Cologne Cathedral Window

The Cologne Cathedral Window is a stunning piece of modern art housed within one of Germany's most revered Gothic structures, the Cologne Cathedral. Situated in the heart of Cologne, this window is a relatively new addition to the cathedral, having been unveiled in...

Great St. Martin Church

Romanesque church with iconic tower Nestled in the heart of Cologne, Germany, the Great St. Martin Church stands as a testament to the city's rich religious heritage and architectural grandeur. This Romanesque Catholic church, with its distinctive crossing tower and cloverleaf-shaped choir, is a...

Antoniterkirche

Nestled in the heart of Cologne, Germany, the Antoniterkirche stands as a beacon of the city's rich religious heritage. This Gothic church, with its modest yet elegant façade, is a cherished landmark within the bustling urban landscape.

Minoritenkirche

Nestled in the heart of Cologne, Germany, the Minoritenkirche stands as a testament to the city's rich religious and architectural heritage. This Gothic church, with its imposing structure and intricate design, is a prominent landmark that attracts both worshipers...

St. Kolumba

Nestled in the heart of Cologne, Germany, the chapel of St. Kolumba stands as a serene testament to the city's rich historical tapestry. This sacred site is not only a place of worship but also a poignant architectural palimpsest that tells a story of perseverance...

St. Andrew's Church

Romanesque church from the 10th century St. Andrew's Church, located in the heart of Cologne, Germany, is a remarkable ecclesiastical landmark that embodies the city's rich religious and architectural heritage. This Romanesque church, known in German as St. Andreas, stands as a testament to medieval...

St. Gereon's Basilica

Romanesque church with a 10-sided dome St. Gereon's Basilica is a historical architectural marvel nestled in the heart of Cologne, Germany. This ancient church, with its origins tracing back to the 4th century, stands as a testament to the endurance and evolution of Christian sacred architecture through the...

St. Maria ad Gradus

St. Maria ad Gradus is the name of a former church located East of the Cathedral of Cologne, Germany, situated between the cathedral and the Rhine.

St. Maria im Kapitol

Romanesque church with medieval artwork St. Maria im Kapitol is an 11th-century Romanesque church located in the Kapitol-Viertel in the old town of Cologne, Germany. The name “im Kapitol“ refers to the Roman temple for the Capitoline Triad that was built on today’s site of the church in the first century.

St. George's Church

St. Georg's Church is one of twelve Romanesque churches in the city of Cologne, Germany.

St Peter's Church

St Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Cologne, run by the Jesuits. The painter Rubens was baptised in the church and his The Crucifixion of St Peter is on display there – it was commissioned in 1638 by the Cologne art collector and businessman Eberhard Jabach.

St. Kunibert

The Basilica of St. Cunibert also St. Kunibert is the last of Cologne's twelve Romanesque churches to be built. It was consecrated 1247, one year before work on the Gothic Cologne Cathedral began.

Basilica of the Holy Apostles

Romanesque church with organs and concerts The Basilica of the Holy Apostles is a Romanesque church in Cologne, located near Innenstadt's busy Neumarkt. The former collegiate church is dedicated to the twelve Apostles. It is one of the twelve Romanesque churches built in Cologne in that period.

St. Agnes

St. Agnes is a neogothic Catholic church in Neustadt-Nord, Cologne, Germany. It was consecrated in 1902 and is the second-largest church in Cologne after the Cologne cathedral. St.

St. Cecilia's Church

St. Cecilia's Church is one of the twelve Romanesque churches in Cologne’s old city, maintained by the Foundation of Romanesque Churches in Cologne. The present building, little changed since its inception, dates from 1130-60. Since 1956, the church has been the home of the Schnütgen Museum for medieval art.

St. Ursula

Catholic church with a bone reliquary The Basilica church of St. Ursula is located in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is built upon the ancient ruins of a Roman cemetery, where the 11,000 virgins associated with the legend of Saint Ursula are said to have been buried.

St. Maria in der Kupfergasse

St. Maria in der Kupfergasse is a Baroque church in Cologne, western Germany, in the district of Innenstadt. The pilgrimage church is dedicated to St. Mary, the Black Madonna. It was completed in 1715 and measures 37.20 meters in length and 17.30 metres in width.

St. Pantaleon

The Church of Saint Pantaleon is an early Romanesque church in Cologne, Germany. The church dates back to the 10th century and is one of the twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne.

St. Maria Lyskirchen

St. Maria Lyskirchen is one of twelve Romanesque churches in Cologne, Germany.

Cologne Cathedral organs

The organs of Cologne Cathedral are the major source of instrumental music at the cathedral, being played for daily services and accompanying the choir, as well as being used for concerts and recitals.

Basilica of St. Severin

The Basilica of St. Severin is an early Romanesque basilica church located in the Südstadt of Cologne. The former collegiate church is dedicated to St. Severin of Cologne. It is one of the twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne. St. Severin was established in the late 4th century as a memorial chapel and extended several times.

Judensau at the choir stalls of Cologne Cathedral

The Judensau at the choir stalls of Cologne Cathedral is a medieval, antisemitic wood carving at the side of one of the seats in the choir of Cologne Cathedral. It was produced between 1308 and 1311. It shows a Jews' sow, a folk art image of Jews in obscene contact with a large female pig, which in Judaism is an unclean animal.

St. Johann Baptist

St. Johann Baptist is a Roman Catholic church in Cologne.

Church of the Holy Trinity

The Trinitatiskirche is the oldest newly built Protestant church in Cologne on the left bank of the Rhine. It is located in the southern Old Town on Filzengraben, near the Heumarkt.

Kartäuserkirche

Kartuzy church in Cologne - a former Gothic monastery temple, currently the Evangelical Church. The former church of the Kartuzy monastery founded in 1334 is located in the southern part of the Old Town, at Kartäusergasse 7.

Domschatzkammer

The Cologne Cathedral Treasury of the Metropolitan Chapter of the High Cathedral Church is part of Cologne Cathedral. It is located on the north side of the cathedral and in it large parts of the Cologne cathedral treasure are exhibited.

St. Johannes church

The St. Johannes Church is an Evangelical Church in Cologne-Deutz.

St. Gregorius im Elend

St. Gregorius im Elend is a neo-baroque style church in Cologne's Old Town South. The church is a reconstruction of the 18th-century structure destroyed in World War II. It is located between Sionstal Street, Arnold-von-Siegen Street and Severin...

St. Maria vom Frieden church and convent

Maria vom Frieden is a baroque church in the southern old town of Cologne. The convent church of a convent of the Discalced Carmelite nuns was consecrated in 1692 after several years of construction.

Christi Auferstehung

Christi Auferstehung is a Catholic church in the Lindenthal district of Cologne, built in 1968-1970 according to plans by architect Gottfried Böhm and consecrated in 1971. It is considered a typical example and conclusion of a series of very...

St. Clemens

Sankt Clemens is a former shipman's church of the Cologne district of Mülheim, now on the right bank of the Rhine. The church, which stands directly on the banks of the Rhine, originated as a Romanesque hall church of the 12th/13th century.

Neu St. Alban

Neu St. Alban is a parish church in the Neustadt-Nord district of Cologne in the northern corner of the Stadtgarten. The church was built in 1958/1959 from rubble bricks according to plans by Hans Schilling.

Hl. Konstantin u. Helena

First mentioned in 927, the church of St. Maria Ablass was a three-nave basilica with a western square tower in the northern Cologne suburb of Niederich. It was the church of the convent of St. Ursula's ladies until 1804.

Sankt Engelbert

St. Engelbert is a Catholic church in Cologne-Riehl. It was built from 1930 to 1932 according to a design by the architect Dominikus Böhm and is considered the first modern church building in Cologne and beyond that one of the original buildings ...

AntoniterCityKirche

The Antoniterkirche is a Gothic church building on the Schildergasse in central Cologne, Germany, named after the Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony who founded it between 1350 and 1370–1378. Now used by the Protestant Church, it is the second most-visited church in the city after Cologne Cathedral.

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