St. Maria Himmelfahrt, Cologne

The Catholic parish church of St. Mary's Assumption was for a long time the largest church in Cologne after the cathedral and is one of the few remaining architectural testimonies to the Baroque period in the city. Located on Marzellenstrasse near the cathedral, the former collegiate church of the Jesuits was built according to plans by Christoph Wamser, who had already built the Jesuit church in Molsheim. This church also served St. Mary's Assumption as a direct model. Wamser is also proven to have been the construction manager until 1623. After that, Valentin Boltz from Thuringia took over the construction management and interior design.

The foundation stone was laid in 1618. It was put into use in 1629. It was completed in 1678. During the Second World War, the church was destroyed almost to the perimeter walls. Between 1949 and 1979 it was restored to its original form. The Cologne complex was built at the same time as the Jesuit Church of St. Michael in Aachen, and was followed by the churches in Bonn, Coesfeld and Paderborn.