"How long did it take to build?" Sweating Kölner: "...do we have to tell him?" Because of several issues, twists and turns it took about 600 years to build, starting in 1248 and "finishing" 1880. Though with all the fires, bombings and simply decay, that need to be fixed, we are kind off still building it today. I've been to cologne dozens of times and never seen it without it partly being covered for some restauration.

Die Maus actually comes from Cologne. It's everywhere in Cologne because the TV station that produces it is the West German Radio (WDR) and it has its headquarters here.

His description of döner (döner kebap is the full name, but most Germans just shorten it to döner) is so wrong. First, while the original dish is Turkish in origin, the "to-go" variant is very much a German invention: A Turkish immigrant in Berlin first put the components of the original Turkish dish into a sliced open Turkish flat bread and sold it. Second, it is definitely not a ciabatta bread. Turkish flat bread is a thing of its own. Thirdly, it is not tzatziki (which is Greek and usually slightly fermented), but a yoghurt sauce. Greeks and Turks have a rivalry going on, so calling something so traditionally Turkish a Greek name - ooohhh boiii!

In Europe, most streets were built at times when people were lucky to have a horse-drawn cart. Of course, they never anticipated cars back in the 1300s or, since Cologne has Roman roots, around two thousand years ago….

The dark colour comes from the stones reacting to the pollution. The cathedral needs constant repairs and you can see the lighter colours on some parts of it, are cleaned or replaced

6:30 Columbus (re)discovered America around the year 1500? For example, the city of New York was founded around 1650? Cologne, on the other hand, was founded around 40 BC. Construction of Cologne Cathedral began around the year 1250. In Germany today we still have buildings that are older than “America”. My small (20,000 inhabitants) hometown, for example, was founded in the year 750, so the "streets" in our "old town" (core city) are still narrow alleys (and almost all of them are pedestrian zones).

The perfume is called "Eau de Cologne". The French gave it the name. Cologne in German is "Köln" and the French word Eau translates to "water", so in German we call Eau de Cologne "Kölnisch Wasser". You can fully translate it to "Water from Cologne". It was invented in a factory which still exists today, situated in Cologne's Glockengasse 4711 (literally 4711 Bells Lane). Why did they call it water? Well it was not as strong and heavy as classical perfume. Today, the original is of course still called "Eau de Cologne", but it has also developed to a term used by other manufacturers when they have not so heavy and strong scented perfumes. Lindt chocolate is also expensive in Germany. And we pronounce it "Lint" you don't hear the "d".

What we call "Altstadt" (old town) in Germany, are usually the medival, formerly walled parts. Around that you often got quarters from the 19th century called "Neustadt" (new town) or "Vorstadt" (suburb) which where built during industrialisation and urbanisation. Compared to modern suburbs built after 1945 with single-family homes or residential high-rises, they can still feel old, urban and quaint. But most of either the old or the new town parts isn't original but had to be rebuilt after the war.

Actually, the cathedral is neither the tallest (Ulmer Münster is taller), nor the biggest (St. Peters Cathedral in the Vatican) in the world, but it's still pretty big. But it has the largest free swinging bell in the world, the 'dicker Pitter' (fat Peter), buy you can only hear it on special occasions like Easter, Christmas, or when the pope dies. It was not bombed on purpose during WW2. It was used by the pilots as landmark to navigate (not GPS), but it was still damaged a bit by some bombs. I also wasn't really rebuild, but it needs constant maintenance.

The baggage system in the main station is fully automated. Underneath is a big storage room with an automated storage system. The card is the key to the bags. To retrieve your luggage, you just put the card in and wait about 30sec for your bags to arrive.

My hometown....Köllefornia...the wild wild west....

Not to mention, there is the "Kölner Dombauhütte" - about 100 stonemasons and other artisans employed solely for the purpose of maintaining the Kölner Dom. A job for life - or even generations ;) If you ever visit cologne, you can book tours, starting on the roof (!) of the Dom, seeing many truly hidden places inside it. I.e. there is a gallery high above the main room you can't access outside of these tours. You'll see stonemason markings on several stones - even swastikas - which gives a feeling about the passage of time and the constant work on the building throughout. Really, if one get's the chance, book one of those tours. Definitely worth it. About the streets - well, duh... they'd been build hundreds and hundreds of years before even the thought of an automobile. They just had to fit a horse-drawn carriage at worst ;)

Yes, indeed. You would be told to leave if you order an Altbier in Cologne. The servers in our breweries are a bit special. They are always a bit “rude”, but in a pleasant way. You can joke with them and have a nice and honest chat. But they have to deal with drunken folks all day long and won’t take any bs. And a fun fact: if you have a table and order a beer, they will keep on bringing new ones until you put your coaster on top of your glass or tell them to stop. The tab will be written on your beer coaster and you pay as you leave.

There is actually a local legend/prophecy that the world will perish if at some point the cologne cathedral is no longer being built or needs to be repaired

The perfume "Eau de Cologne" is called like this, because it's from Cologne. :D It's not a coincidence. Just like "Champagne" is sparkling wine from the champagne region in France. And Cologne is called Cologne, because it was a roman colony.

The Dome in Cologne is 157m high but the third highest church in the world. The highest church in the world is also in Germany: Ulmer Münster and is 162m high (in the City Ulm in the South of Germany).

How long did it take to build the cathedral? 600 years. Yes.

Eau de Cologne litterally translates to "water of Köln". it is still a better name than Eau de Toilette.

cologne is not “male perfume” - it is a tonic like an eau de toilette, which is different from a perfume. Perfumes are more intense, made more purified (and thus more costly) ingredients and the scent is longer lasting. There are tons of colognes (and perfumes) for men and women alike and some that are “gender neutral” as far as scent is concerned… Here are the differences: Eau fraiche - The most diluted version of fragrance, usually with one to three percent perfume oil in alcohol and water. Usually lasts for less than an hour . Cologne (eau de cologne) - Oldest term for perfume, used (only) in North America for masculine scents. Light, fresh and fruity, typically composed of two to four percent perfume oils in alcohol and water. Tend to be used in fragrances for younger people. Usually lasts for about two hours . Toilette (eau de toilette) - A light spray composition with five to 15 percent pure perfume essence dissolved in alcohol. Usually lasts for about three hours . Perfume (eau de parfum) - Historically genderless, used to describe both men’s and women’s fragrances. The best term used to describe a fragrance. Contains 15 - 20 percent pure perfume essence and lasts for about five to eight hours . Perfume - A corruption of the Latin phrase per fumum (through smoke). The most concentrated and expensive of all fragrance options. Slightly oilier, perfume, or parfum, is composed of 20 to 30 percent pure perfume essence. A single application of perfume can last up to 24 hours

Yay, finally a reaction to my hometown! If you wanna know more about Cologne Cathedral check out DW's video about it. It has not been destroyed and rebuilt plenty of times. It was affected by WWII, but not destroyed. And it took centuries to finish its construction, because they ran out of money at some point, so it sat without spires for a long time, the blueprints got lost and when they were rediscovered in the 19th century they re-opened that construction site. Eau de Cologne is named after Cologne, because it has been a significant city for perfume production for centuries. In German we say Kölnisch Wasser instead of the French Eau de Cologne. The Chocolate Museum was originally run by Stollwerck, a local chocolate producer. But they were bought by Lindt, a Swiss company. So now it's the Lindt Chocolate Museum.

The competition between Cologne and Düsseldorf is not about the beer, it is because of the switch of the political landscape in the region after the war of the Limburg succession 1283-1289.

Hello Ryan. The english word Cologne for Köln comes from its roman name: Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium

"Streets are build for cars in America" ... well, when you look at some of the narrow roads they are probably way older than the US. Cologne is an old Roman settlement. If you drive 60km to the west you get to Aachen which is the old resident of Charlemagne. When you put a shovel in the ground here, you find something Roman.

Hey, Ryan! I`m so happy to see you reacting Cologne/ Köln. (The city were I come from). 🤩😃😘 Yes, Cologne-Beer (Kölsch) is the better choise! 👍Reissdorf Kölsch is very popular and is enjoyed by most people. The chocolade: It`s not just a (little) factory, it`s a hole museum. Very nice! ......And not far away on the other side of the road is a beautiful little mustard museum btw. ! The promenade in the old town along the River Rhine was unfortunately not shown in a good way. You can find an interesting harbour area with weird houses. The other side of the Rhine is also nice because of the good view to the Dome of Cologne and the skyline and because of a nice beach bar. (It`s beside the bridge "Deutzer Brücke"). Some inspiration: A bit outside in Köln-Rodenkirchen (reachable with the tram No. 16 for example) is a tiny beautiful place with small restaurants and real sandy beaches, some meters before the camping place. On the other side/ the right side of the Rhine not to far away is a suburb in Köln-Porz-Zündorf with a nice leisure area with a small harbour, walking lines, just a few small restaurants and cafés, a pond, much green and trees, a mini-golf place, small fitness stuff and a children`s playground. And a few steps away a swimming pool with outdoor area. It`s an relaxing alternative to the big city live, or for visiting before or later. (Maybe later, on your way to the former capital Bonn)! Haha! 😁 (Just some suggestions). Greetings from nearby Cologne!

The bag storage system isn't just a locker. It is an underground storage system inside the train station and when you want to check out your bag it gets transported to that point. Also the Kölner Dom isn't the largest church even in Germany. The Ulmer Münster is taller at about 4 meters ( I think thats 12 foot) taller. The Kölner Dom is black because of steam locomotives back then.

First of all, every beer in Germany is 1000 times better than Bud Light or Corona water. Cologne water is and is called 4711, actually the house number where the perfume comes from. And under French rule, the streets and houses were renumbered 200 years ago and that is where the number of this brand comes from.For more than 100 years, the Stollwerck brothers produced chocolate in Cologne's Severinsviertel. Under the aegis of Hans Imhoff, Stollwerck became one of the world's largest chocolate manufacturers between the 1970s and 1990s.

To get an equivalent of the rivalry between Kölsch and Alt, just look at pizza - ask any place in New York to serve you a Chicago style deep dish pizza, and you get an idea of what would happen if you ordered a Kölsch in Düsseldorf, or an Alt in Cologne

If you visit the cathedral you should definitely also look at the vaults. The foundations date back to Roman times.

Inner City Streets for cars are bizarre... Please watch Not just bikes.

Seeing these tourists enjoy my city makes me feel proud. Once your channels made you enough money to travel to Germany, you have to visit Cologne, it is an awesome and vibrant place - a lot more easy-going than other cities in Germany.

You partialy see bright stone elements at the catherdral. These are replacements or refurbished parts of the same stone which was used for the whole cathedral. After centuries it will also turn black like the rest of the cathedral. Originaly the whole cathedral was made of bright stone. The colour is because of sulfonamides in the air but also because of lichens and algas. Btw. thank you for the nice react to my home town.

Btw, 'Lindt' (Lindt & Sprüngli AG) is indeed a swiss chocolate company, but the Lindt chocolate you can buy in Germany is produced by 'Lindt & Sprüngli GmbH', a daughter company of Lindt situated in the city of Aachen - specifically founded for the purpose of making and selling Lindt chocolate in Germany by the swiss mother company.

There is something great like that in America. I say America, not the USA. Your continent bears the Great Pyramid of Cholula im Mexico. It is the largest pyramid by volume known to exist in the world today.

Funny that Lindt is the expensive chocolate for you... I wouldn't consider Hershey's to be chocolate though xD

2:14: How long did that take? From 1248 to 1880. But the construction stalled for 300 years. Which perfectly describes the history of the city. When the construction started, Cologne was the largest city in modern day Germany. And with the bones of the Three Wise Men as a relic, it was a major pilgrimage site, which made a larger cathedral necessary. And since Cologne was a wealthy member of the Hanseatic League, the rich population could afford to finance the new monument. But with the downfall of the Hanseatic League, the construction of the cathedral came to an end as well. For centuries, the unfinished church was a symbol of splendour in the city. The chancel was finished, and the west work was under construction, with a large treadmill-driven crane on the trunk of the southern spire. The nave was completely missing. After the Congress of Vienna, Cologne and the rest of the Rhineland fell to Prussia. And the new protestant lords, with the upcoming nationalism, decided to complete the cathedral. For this endeavour, Master Gerhard's original plans had to be rediscovered. Luckily, a linen cloth with the original sketch of the west work was found in Prague. And so, with modern construction techniques, the church was finished in 1880 as the highest building in the world, until it was superseded by the Washington Monument four years later. The roof truss is made by cast iron, rather than would, which saved the building from the bombs in WWII. And today, due to permanent restoration, you hardly see the cathedral without any scaffolds.

So much for the topic of "Kölsch": a man from Cologne, a man from Düsseldorf and a man from Munich come into a bar. The man from Cologne orders a Kölsch, the man from Düsseldorf an Alt and the man from Munich a lemonade. The other two look at the man from Munich in surprise. The man from Munich says: well, if you don't drink beer, then I won't drink any either.

The “Altstadt” ist commonly the oldest part of a town and most often full of historic buildings. These areas are build hundreds of years ago. Some are even older than the US. That the time of building, the biggest vehicle on the streets would have been an Ox cart. The nice and colorful buildings are sadly set for demolition due to structural failure….

This cathedral was built for more than 600 years, from 1248 to 1880, but with major interruptions due to wars and other reasons. What looks burnt on the facade is actually mainly due to exhaust fumes from the oh-so-popular cars. It is eliminated step by step at a very high cost.

Just great to see, that my home town gets an own video from one of my favourite youtubers. There is still much to see, for example the club street (its more like a whole area around the street) is very different at night and some classics like the love brigde are missing. But all in all great to see the city from a different perspective. Also bit scary to see my old workplace or my places to hang out in such an reaction video ヽ(O_O )ﾉ

Milka is american actually from 1990 on (mondelez kraft foods), before that it was Suchard from switzerland only produced in germany. After 1990 mondelez changed the recipe of the milkchoc and then it tasted like butt-light. Meanwhile they went back, taste is ok again, but still US mondelez

The vast majority of the cathedral is so recent, it only feels old to Americans 😆 The roof has always had industrial-age metal beams! That's almost like using plastic in my German mind; more like Disneyland. Truly old churches have been in constant use of some kind for at least 500 years... or more like 1000+

I went up the Cologne Cathedral once, I was young^^. Beautiful view up there ! I remember the steps... ouch ! And yes, it's black because of car's pollution, same here in France. It can be washed, but it takes so much time that while you do a portion of the cathedral, the rest began to be black again, a never-ending work.

The bag locker is just sort of an computer controlled elevator to the space where the bags are kept, somewhere downstairs. 😅 Cologne was actually founded by the Romans some 2000 years ago, one of the oldest places north of the alps. It also has one of the oldest and most important universities on the continent. Oh, and regarding streets that werent meant to be used by cars - they are older than any car! These streets have been there for centuries. 😁

The build of the cathedral was started in 1248 and finished 1880, so 632 years of building. But the history of the city of Cologne began 50 A.D. and the village is even older...

5:15 "Always on time" might be true if they almost only ride regional trains because those are usually on time. Although i might add that especially in the cologne area i have never not had a delay with any train so they must've been really lucky.

3:08 That thing in the background that looks like a medieval fountain is actually a full-size concrete copy of the finials of the cathedral's towers.

You might be surprised, Kölsch can make you very very drunk the taste might be smooth, but don't compare it to American beer

Fun facts: 3:07 Look at that HUGE Stone at the right side of the screen. It is one of three identical stones. The other two are at the top of the spines and look tiny tiny, but they are all the same size. 4:17 Do you see the small organ on the left wall? It itself is 20m (66ft) high. It weighs 30 tons (over 66,000 pounds) and _hangs_ on steel rods from the roof truss (through holes in the vault) 20m above the floor. It is not connected to the wall, there is a small gap over which the organist has to step in order to play. However it can also be played remotely.

After Easter and Christmas my local supermarket sells the leftover chocolate bunnys/Santas for a huge discount. I always buy the ones from Lindt not only because they are delicious but they also have a small bell on a red ribbon around their neck/waist that my daughter and I love to use for crafting. At the Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg there's a model of the Lindt factory and when you press a button the conveyor belt seems to pack such a small piece of chocolate - which is enormously huge in H0 model railway scale, which is 1:87 - and then one falls out of a dispenser under the model. There's always a bunch of children standing there waiting for their turn.

I once sat in a pub in Düsseldorf and the Wirt asked me what I would like to drink. I asked if they had Kölsch and he pointed south and said 40000m in this direktion. I said okay I take a Pils please.

The luggage storage is basically you putting it into an elevator. It goes into a big holding area downstairs, where it's put it into a storage bin that is associated with the card you receive from the machine. When you put your card back in later, it knows which bin to retrieve your luggage from and brings it back up the elevator. It also knows how long you had stored your luggage for, and thus how much you need to pay. It's a fully automated system and usually works quite well.

The colour frol the cathedral comes from the high acidity of the rain. The stone used to build the cathedral is susceptible to it. So it reacts with the acid and oxidizes, so constant repairs and maintenance is needed

The Cologne Cathedral was build between 1248 and 1880 (with some interruptions, of course) It has turned to it's present colour due to air pollution, mainly in the 60's. When it was finished it was mainly of sand beige colour. But it is built of a mix of many different stones over the time, so if you were be able to remove all the tarnish in one take, it would appear in a mix of several tones of sand beige and grey nowadays.

11:55 it's not ironic, the term for the perfume comes from its origin in Cologne

The Cathedral was heavily damaged in WW2. Maybe you noticed a brighter stone on the front of the portal (on the left of the main entrance) - this is called "Domplombe" ("Cathedral filling"). This structurally important part was damaged by a bomb and they had to repair it quickly in between two air raids to prevent the building to completely collapse. After the war and complete destruction (Cologne was bombed 262 times, destruction rate was 95%) the Kölner Dom was a symbol of hope for the people of Cologne. It was one of the few buildings which was damaged but not "flattened".

Cologne was French for 20 years from 1794. Alsace/Lorraine (Strasbourg) changed to Germany and back before/after WW1.

14:00 its not a factory but a Museum build on an island in the habour in my childhood there wasnt a rail at the chocolatefountain^^ but after Britney Spears was there people complained about hygiene.

Great to see this, Ryan! Cologne was my home for 7 years when l lived in Germany. BTW, Ryan, tomorrow its time for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, this year from Malmö, Sweden. Don’t miss out on that! The big favourites to win are Croatia, Switzerland and - Israel. It will be a hell of a show. Spain is my favourite.

As someone already mentioned it is not being rebuilt (it wss once a few hundred years ago after a fire if I remember it correctly) but it is under constant maintenance. And the black could be described to be like patina as the cathedral should actually be (and probably once was) all white. The Cologne Cathedral belongs to itself. It was the only building left standing in Cologne during WW2; as the Allies needed a landmark to navigate

"City blocks" and roads in towns that date from medieval times or before were not designed in any way, they grew house by house, corner by corner from some wooden huts until they just ended up what you see today...

Ryan, don’t tell us you have never seen a locker at a school, a train station, a P.O. office….?!

The cathedral isn't the largest in the world, it is the third highest, the tallest is another German one: the Ulmer Minster - I guess it is mostly regarded so much, as it is in the centre if city, right at the main railway station ❤ Not gonna bash in it, as I love this iconic giant, it's architecture and history, just setting something right :)

Hello, Ryan.Dont always swallow the E on the end of a Word! We dont have silent Endings 19:24 n like french...When there stand a E on the End you have to spoken 18:30 ...Straße...not Strass...;) Schokolade, Ende, etc....

Cologne is in the state of Northrhine-Westfalia, and we (used to) have lots of heavy industry ... which means lots of aerial pollution. I can still remember the yellow, brown, black smoke coming from all the tall chimneys until legislation was passed that forced everyone to clean up their acts -- literally. All that pollution unfortunately seeped into the stone and discolored it. London had the same problem, but in the 1970s the city made a gigantic effort and "washed" all the historic buildings so that the natural beauty of the stone was visible once more. I guess a similar endeavor here might either be too costly, or might actually damage the stone carvings.

I forgot some to say....ask me if you need any answer of questions about Germany. I am able to explain everything about all. I saw a lot of your commentments and I like to give a help to everyone

Doner kebab in this form is technically a German invention

The Famous Gothic Basilica with five naves. Located in the heart of the German city of Cologne and is the LARGEST CATHEDRAL in Germany. The NORTH TOWER = 157.38 meters HIGH The SOUTH TOWER = 157.31 meters HIGH and both have 509 steps. ------------ MUNSTER OF ULM a Church building in Ulm Germany This CHURCH is mainly famous for its church tower of 161.53 m, since 1890 the ☝🏼HIGHEST IN THE WORLD. It can be climbed to approximately 150 m, via 768 steps... This CHURCH is NOT the GREATEST but the ☝🏼HIGHEST 🥰 I climbed this CHURCH with my family 😊 ....And Ulm is the BIRTH CITY of ALBERT EINSTEIN 👅🧓🏻🎓🧠

Streets - part of our old city centers are just treated like nice shopping malls. Therefore some zones where you can only walk, not drive. I'd say, it's the predecessor of shopping malls.

The best known eau de cologne brand in Germany is 4711 (Siebenundvierzig-elf) also known as Kölnisch Wasser, which is simply German for eau de cologne - water from cologne. But the German name for thid kind of perfume is simply Duftwasser - scent water. The number in the brand name refers to the adress of the old company headquarters by the way. Fun fact: Eau de Cologne was originally invented at the beginning of the the 18th century by an Italian - Giovanni Maria Farina - who lived in Cologne at that time. So apart from the name there were no French involved.

Dude ! Please visit Germany with your family and make a little vlog! That would be great! Love your reactions! You're a good guy!

I live in Neuss which is right next to Köln / Cologne and Düsseldorf. we have breweries here for Alt and Kölsch and lots of pubs who have both and many more sorts of beer. I think it's really neat to have all the options

Hi, Ryan... Welcome in my hometown! The luggage storage at Cologne Central Station is very interesting. The suitcase is taken via an elevator to an underground shelving system, where it is transported by AI-van to an empty space. Similar to a logistics shelf at Amazon or other large companies. If you want to get the suitcase back, insert the card with the magnetic strip into the reader and the process is the same as storing the suitcase. The system has the advantage of being much more secure. In an emergency, fewer people are at risk. Cologne's old town is not really an old town. All the houses you see here were built after 1945, as the buildings were destroyed by bombs in World War II. *Ayran* - 50% water and 50% yoghurt with a small pinch of salt Magnus

They had the better first view of Cologne. When i arrived i saw first the lower part of a woman peeing in the Passport Photo Automat in the Train Station. 🤣

The cathedral of Cologne is written off resp. completely renewed every 80 years. During the WW2, the Allies avoided to bomb it, not only because it is a place of whorship but also because it is an important landmark that gave orientation for the Allied bomber fleets. The river Rhine often covers the landscape into impenetrable fog, but guess who/what always peaks out of that peasoup?

Nowadays the best industrial manufactured chocolate comes from '"Ritter Sport" (German brand from the South). They still use cacao butter for their chocolate whereas all other companies changed to milk or palm fat, because its cheaper.

2:20 I am from Cologne and I love this place :) But Cologne Cathedral is not the largest, nor the highest in the world - this is exclusively reserved for St Peter in Rom - as long as we are talking about katholic cathedrals. But still Cologne Cathedral is a great building and has a lot to offer - I went several times on tours inside, on top and underneath (not joking) covering several hours of informaition just about the history, how it was build and so on and so forth and still I have only scrathed the surface. Eau de Cologne: yes this parfume is originally made in Cologne. Cologne derives from the Roman word colonia, which was translated later into english the colony. Cologne was founded as a city in the Year 50, so we will celebrate 2.000 yrs iin 2050.

2:14 600 years

Kölsch is light beer. In Germany we say it tastes like "Abwaschwasser" (dishwashing water) 😂

The “Hahnentorburg” is a part of the medieval / Roman fortifications of cologne. It is one of the best preserved parts of the old city wall. It is occupied by one of the cologne carnival groups.

Döner means something like “spinning” and kebab is the Turkish word for grilled or fried meat. A “doner kebab” is ultimately “spinning grilled meat”. Similar to Greek gyros, slices of meat are placed in several layers on a vertical skewer.

The cathedral wasn't intentionally bombed during ww2, but since it's so close to one of the major railway lines and important crossing over the river Rhine, it still got damaged. One of the towers was hit so that it almost collapsed. Up until a few years ago, you could still see the bricks that were used to patch that hole up. But no, it didn't have to be rebuilt completely - luckily.

19:30 No no no, the one with the kidnapped Disney Princess, now THAT is Notre Dame in Paris.

I grew up in cologne and lived there for 35 years. but 2 years ago i moved to a small village in the countryside because way cheaper apartments, less noise and people, and much more fun to drive a car. 😊

3:15 it's true, the cathedral was hit by 9 airborne bombs - but because of the gothic architecture it had barely any damage - the Cologne Cotozens just took away the realy expensiv colour windows, then the bombs pressure waves did not hit any resistance, since gothic architecture simply hast a lot of arches, bu not so many walls there is a lot more to this, because one of the colums was hit and damaged, which could have caused total colapse of the building if that one would've collapsed also if one watches pictures of Cologne after WWII one will see the cathedral still standing in the middle of total destruction

I live in Cologne. They forgot to told you that if you like Party you are in the right place here. Less hype that Berlin but wild nightlife. I love Cologne.

Die Schokolade Ritter Sport wird in Waldenbuch, Baden- Württemberg nicht weit von Stuttgart entfernt produziert. Dort gibt es ein sehr gut gemachtes Schokoladenmuseum und einen Fabrikverkauf. Die höchste mittelalterliche Kathedrale ist nicht in Köln, sondern auch in Baden-Württemberg in der Stadt Ulm. Und in den USA gibt es sehr gute Biere die zum Teil deutlich besser als die deutschen Biere sind, welche von unglaublich vielen kleinen Brauereien hergestellt werden.

4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser ->What is the oldest perfume in the world? EAU DE COLOGNE The original EAU DE COLOGNE is still produced today by the descendants of the eighth generation in Cologne. It is the oldest existing perfume house in the world. “Eau de Cologne” tells the story of how the family business has always kept up with the times since 1709 and enriched the international world of fragrances.

Cologne once was the foundation of factory mass produced chocolate. The Stollwerck Company produced cheap chocolate for around 100 Years there. When Mr. Stollwerck came with the factory he was hated by the other chocolate manufacturers, because untill then, chocolate was very exclusive and expansive. Stollwerck made it to a mass produced product everyone could affort, at least from time to time. Due to that history the museum was opened in cologne and in the first years it was heavily sponsored from Stollwerck. You could taste Stollwerck products there and you could buy all the products in the shop. There was also a big selection of old chocolate vending machines on display from the Stollwercks private collection. The museum also had the surname "Imhoff-Stollwerck-Museum" But later on the Stollwerck brands were sold to other companies and the factory in cologne was closed down. The new owners had no interest in the Stollwercks History and so the City stoud alone with the museum. Later the Swiss brand Lindt took the sponsoring and now they show and sell the Lindt products in the museum. I personaly think that is sad, because, even Lindt is good quality and even much better quality Stollwerck was able to produce ever, there is no ralationship between Lindt and Cologne. Sorry if my enslish is not perfect, but I hope it helps to explain the history a bit.

The town in Switzerland where lindt comes from is connected to cologne by the rhine river. You can visit by boat

Lindt is Swiss brand. They basically invented chocolate bars. Mr. Lindt invented the quenching machine, which makes chocolate smooth and buttery. Without it, it would taste like cocoa powder with sugar and milk. Pretty tart. ^^

To put it right: "Döner Kebab" is Turkish and means "Turning Meat" means the vertical rotisserie. That comes from Turkey, what was invented in Germany by turkish people was the Döner Sandwitch what you see in the video. Döner is just the meat, you also can have a "Döner Teller, a plate full of just the meat with French Fries normaly. Nowadays "Pommdöner" is also popular, its a box with döner meat and french fries to go.

I was born in the Antwerp, Belgium region, and at 123 m tall the Antwerp cathedral's spire looks impressive (look it up). At 160 m tall the Cologne cathedrals spires are a third higher! It's just that they don't look this tall because of the enormously wide base of the towers.

as far as I know the dome was heavily damaged in ww2 but spared mostly due to navigation purposes (for the bombers). It has just been rebuilt once due to ww2. It took roughly 300 years to the first stop 1528. they continued 300 years later and finished ...1880? not sure. Thats a short version of what is written on wikipedia.

00:05 we have „Tempo Taschentücher“

The cathedral is still under construction, there was no time where it was finished, since hundreds of years they are building still on them

@ryann wass You can even walk up one of the Towers of the collogne cathedrell.

I think its really time for you to visit germany to make your own experience... You will enjoy it... Will wait for your video made in germany! =)

I didn't know the chocolate museum was overtaken by Lindt (at least the production part of it) It used to be "Stollwerk".

6:45 I understand how strange it may feel, but pls keep in mind: European cities all were found and grew over time in ages with no cars, only some oxen-waggons maybe, or horse-carridges - there was no need for broad car streets

The dome is made of sandstone and sandstone oxidizes, sometimes faster, sometimes slower, depending on how many oxidizing substances are contained in the sandstone. Minerals containing iron and manganese such as goethite, hematite or pyrite oxidize and color sandstone reddish brown, dark brown to black. Rain or moisture penetrates a bit into the sandstone, dissolves the oxidants, which then oxidize on the surface.