square for twenty seven years he likes his job despite the rising threat level. is this your backpack or yeah step closer place. it is until it doesn t get terrorism it s not a new problem that s been around for a number of years but we re still at risk of course recently here in cologne as part of a danger zone that includes germany and all of europe found homes. so what s the answer. and says more security personnel if that s the sort that s been the best protection would be for people to just leave the cathedral or love and wish that it s a place of worship place for gold rooms and the community as a whole dimensions some people who walk past might have their doubts about the cathedral but once they go inside they almost always find it a moving experience not to mention so at five. since two thousand and seven the magic of the cathedral has been enhanced by the new south window the work of
takes place here without his permission. but promise jurisdiction is limited everything that goes on outside the building for example on the dome platter cathedral square is a matter for the city of cologne. detweiler the dome plat it is a crazy place there s a lot going on here and on a saturday like today it s really busy twenty thousand people a day visit the cathedral it s the most visited place in germany. angular she has worked as a guide at the cathedral for more than twenty years. i think when i started doing guided tours we just walked into the kids he joined looked around it was all very casual it s not like it is today later they decided to regulate the flow of visitors that make sense so now only ten groups an hour are allowed that helps
ski he s lived in cologne for decades. peter bob did see how many thought the cathedral advisory board claimed that they have the authority to interpret that but that s not correct the board does represent the religious side of things but there are also artistic and political considerations and all sides have a legitimate claim when it comes to making decisions on those various issues. the distinctive silhouette towers over colognes postwar concrete landscape from every direction the cathedral dominates the skyline and imposing landmark at the heart of the city. ski poles also as things are marketed under its name including cookies and beer it s not a registered trademark unfortunately there s no legal obstacle to people using the
a moving experience money mentioned so at five. since two thousand and seven the magic of the cathedral has been in homs by the new south window the work of cologne artist gala. archbishop meissner thought the window was wholly unsuitable but after a lengthy debate the will of the cathedral board prevailed today it s hard to imagine the south transept without it. but where there is light there is also shadow on november the second one nine hundred seventy five the cathedral treasury was robbed thieves got away with artworks worth several million dollars the crime caused
leads to an area that s close to the public this was once the village district of ancient colonial the foundation on which the modern day cathedral was belt. i knew from that s something this is where early christians met in private residences be to pray and hold religious services. and it s amazing you can still see the site of the altar of. these are the foundations of the present day gothic high altar of cologne cathedral in. the. cathedrals in a sanctum long before the gothic edifice was completed people made pilgrimages here to see colognes greatest treasure. to do that cathedral was built to house the shrine and the shrine was created to store the