Detail View: SHIMMER: Colgne Cathedral, Museum Ludwig and the main Railway Station

Title: 
Colgne Cathedral, Museum Ludwig and the main Railway Station
Image Date: 
2010
Period: 
13th century ; 19th century ; 20th century
Start Date: 
1248
Location: 
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Country: 
GERMANY
Display Creator: 
not known
Image ID: 
10-1534
Description: 
Cologne Cathedral with the curved roofs of the Museum Ludwig, the Modern Art Museum (BUSMANN & HABERER, 1986) in front and to the left of it. The main railway station, Hauptbahnhof, is to the right of the Cathedral with the blue roof of a concert/exhibition venue nearer the river. In the central distance is the Colonius telecommunication tower (1981). Photographed from the top of the KölnTriangle, an office block with a public observation plaform on its roof. In the lower foreground is the Hohenzollernbrücke, a major railway and pedestrian bridge over the River Rhine. Since the early 21st century people have attached engraved padlocks to the bridge as a mark of their affection for one another. When the railway company wished to remove them the city prevented this as the locks have become a cultural tradition and a major tourist attraction. The bridge was completely reconstructed after WW2.
Rights: 
© Sheffield Hallam University
Permissions: 
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Photographed by: 
Dave Ball
Creator: 
not known
Creator Role: 
Architects.
Subject Heading: 
Railroad bridges
Subject Heading: 
Architecture -- Germany
Subject Heading: 
Cathedrals -- Germany
Subject Heading: 
Architecture -- 1900-2000
Subject Heading: 
Art museums -- Germany
Subject Heading: 
Railroad stations -- Germany
Subject Heading: 
Architecture -- 1200-1300
Subject Heading: 
Architecture -- 1800-1900
Subject Heading: 
Bridges, Railway