Cologne Cathedral Complete Inside Tour 🇩🇪 Local's Guide to Gothic Masterpiece (4K HDR)

Описание: Join me, a native Cologne resident, for the most comprehensive inside tour of Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) - one of the world's most magnificent Gothic masterpieces! 🏰

In this complete 4K HDR walking tour with English captions, I'll guide you through 800 years of history and reveal the cathedral's greatest treasures that most visitors miss.

As a born and raised Cologne local (Kölner), I share insider knowledge and historical context you won't find in other Walking Tour videos here on YouTube. All major highlights are explained with bilingual captions (Engish/German).

🔹 WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER:

✨ The Shrine of the Three Holy Kings - The cathedral's most precious treasure and largest reliquary in Europe
🎨 Gerhard Richter Window - Stunning modern art with mesmerizing light reflections dancing across the floor and columns
🪟 Medieval Stained Glass Windows from the 16th century - Original Gothic masterpieces
🪟 Bavarian Windows from the 19th century - Royal donations with intricate details
✝️ Gero Crucifix - The oldest object in the cathedral (10th century, older than the cathedral itself!)
🏛️ The Old Romanesque Cathedral - Learn why it was replaced with this Gothic giant

📖 CHAPTERS:
04:30 Bavaria windows I Bayernfester
06:00 High Altar I Hochaltar
06:59 Richter window I Richter-Fenster
10:12 Choir walk I Chorrundgang
12:15 Shrine of The Three Kings I Dreikönigenschrein
14:41 Tomb of Konrad von Hochstaden I Grabmal Konrad von Hochstaden
15:35 Gero Cross I Gerokreuz
16:45: Floor mosaic of the old cathedral I Bodenmosaik des Alten Doms
18:28 Crypta I Krypta
23:40: Medieval windows I Mittelalterfenster

📍 LOCATION: Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom), Cologne, Germany
🎬 FILMED IN: March 2025 in stunning 4K HDR quality


🎥 ABOUT COLOGNE CATHEDRAL:

Cologne Cathedral (officially: Hohe Domkirche Sankt Petrus, English: Cathedral Church of Saint Peter) is a cathedral in Cologne, Germany. It is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1996. It is Germany's most visited landmark, attracting an average of 6 million people a year. At 157 m (515 ft), the cathedral is the tallest twin-spired church in the world, the second tallest church in Europe after Ulm Minster, and the third tallest church of any kind in the world.

Construction of Cologne Cathedral began in 1248 but was halted in the years around 1520/1560 unfinished. Attempts to complete the construction began around 1814 but the project was not properly funded until the 1840s. The edifice was completed to its original medieval plan in 1880. The towers for its two huge spires give the cathedral the largest façade of any church in the world.

Cologne's medieval builders had planned a grand structure to house the reliquary of the Three Kings and fit for its role as a place of worship for the Holy Roman Emperor. In Cologne only the TV Tower is higher than the cathedral.

Join me on this walking tour through one of Germany's most iconic landmarks and experience the grandeur of Cologne Cathedral from the inside! I was born in Cologne, still live in the city and have recently been spending a lot of time studying the history of Cologne and the cathedral. And I like to share with you my knowledge. So let's visit Cologne Cathedral together.

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Greetings from Cologne

Simon


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