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Via Culturalis

Cultural quarter and place of condensed city history

Explore Cologne’s past, present and future on the Via Culturalis – between Cologne Cathedral and St. Maria im Kapitol. On just 800 metres, you can experience 2,000 years of municipal and cultural history – ancient places, monuments, quarters, spaces and visions for the future. Your cultural trail leads you to places above and below ground, to churches, famous sights, such as the Kölner Philharmonie, central squares and museums, including the Museum Ludwig or the Wallraf-Richartz, archaeological sites and future cultural hotspots, such as the MiQua, a new museum that explores Cologne’s Roman and Jewish history. The trail is flanked by a shopping street and the terraced banks of the Rhine.

Kompass, One-Line ©Viktor Warnke, KölnTourismus GmbH
© Viktor Warnke, KölnTourismus GmbH
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Museum Ludwig

Köln

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Historic City Hall

Köln

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Old St Alban

Köln

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Romano-Germanic Museum

Köln

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Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud

Köln

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Kölner Philharmonie

Köln

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Cologne Cathedral

Köln

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MiQua

Köln

© Christina Kohnen

St. Maria im Kapitol

Köln

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Gürzenich

Köln

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