Today we are in Köln (Cologne) Germany, the 4th largest city with a population of about 1 million. Kölner Dom is the largest gothic church in Northern Europe. Construction of the cathedral was started in 1248 and was halted in 1473, leaving it unfinished. Work restarted in the 19th century and was completed, to the original plan, in 1880. It is 144.5 metres long, 86.5 m wide and its towers are approximately 157 metres tall. Pictures do not really tell the story of this magnificent structure, one has to see it in person.
Cologne has more than 100 traditional brewpubs and the city's most famous beer is Kolsch, however, we can't tell you if it is any good, since we did not sample this brew.
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