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"Einslive, WDR youth radio
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"WDR2, Music, Magazines, Sports
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"WDR2 regional news from the Rhineland
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"WDR5, Politics, Economics, Culture
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"Funkhaus Europa, culture in Europe
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"Radio Köln, local radio
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"Domradio,local radio of the catholic church
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"Bells of the Cathedral and the churches; atmosphere of the central station."
var siebengebirge1 = "Siebengebirge"
var siebengebirge2 = "Storehouse built in 1909 by Hans Verbeek, " +
"one of the first steel frame buildings in Germany. " +
"The landmark with its seven gables " +
"is used as a business and residential building.
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var kranhaeuser1 = "Crane houses"
var kranhaeuser2 = "The three crane houses Kranhaus 1, Kranhaus Plus and Pandion Vista " +
"have been constructed by architect Hadi Teherani. " +
"Built between 2006 and 2009 the buildings reflect the harbour cranes, " +
"which characterized the Rheinauhafen in the past.
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var severinsbruecke1 = "Severins bridge"
var severinsbruecke2 = "First construction with interception-free street entrances at the Rhine River;
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"Car-, pedestriant- and tram bridge," +
"The bridge with a total length of 690,80 m seems to float between the 77,20 m high A-shaped Pylon above the river."
var sport1 = "German Sports and Olympic Museum"
var sport2 = "Only national sports museum in Germany; exhibition on the social development of national, international and Olympic sports culture from antiquity to the present; cafe and shop.
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"In 1999 Walter von Lom transformed a 19th century warehouse at the Rheinau port into a museum." +
"Cologne's highest sports ground: on the roof of a former customs hall." +
"Built between 1892 and 1898 by Bernhard Below as a warehouse in historic style with Gothic elements;" +
"After the war destruction rebuilt with bricks and two colored plaster." +
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var rathaus1 = "City Hall"
var rathaus2 = "One of the oldest city hall buildings in Germany at the place of the former Roman Praetorium;
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"Built in 1360 as a two flored Gothic hall building; in 1414 the 61m high Ratsturm (tower) was added; in the middle of the 16th century renaissance abour and Lion square." +
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var schoko1 = "Chocolate museum"
var schoko2 = "Only museum with the single topic of chocolate.
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"Exhibition about the cultural history of chocolate; cafe and chocolate shop; chocolate fountain; tropical house with rain forest.
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"Built for 27,5 Mio. Euro in damper shape; 6.600 square meter utilizable floor space, 4.000 square meter exhibition space."+
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var uni1 = "Unicenter"
var uni2 = "Apartment skyscraper with stores on the ground floor, thermal bath, fitness center; across the street provincial high court and job centre;
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"height 131 m with 45 floors and 11 elevators;
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"constructed by the architect Ingendaay, finished 1973."
var malakoff1 = "Malakoff Tower"
var malakoff2 = "Part of the former Prussian bank defences; today storage room for motor and pump station of the hydraulically moved swing bridge. Since 1992 property of the Imhoff Foundation together with the near by located Chocolate Museum."
var wasserturm1 = "Hotel im Wasserturm"
var wasserturm2 = "Watertower of Cologne, built in the 19th century as first central water supply of the Rhineland;
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"today exclusive luxury hotel with 170 beds, arranged by star designer Andree Putman.
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"Constructed between 1868-1872 as a watertower according to the plans of John Moore, 1987-1989 transformed into a hotel by Konrad Ludwig Heinrich.
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"Awarded with the medal of honor - Europa nostra - 1991." +
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" var telegraf1 = "Former Telegraph service" var telegraf2 = "Now residence of the Deutsche Telekom, 18 floors up to 55 m height, total height with constructions and top 66 m." var rheinschiff1= "Rhine shipping" var rheinschiff2= "With a length of 1320 km the Rhine is the most important river in Europe and since Romans times economical artery. " + "Today 6 ports in Cologne for economical use with a yearly transshipment of 9600 thousand tons (2000). Also popular touristic excursions for example with local branch leader Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD), " + "today with 14 ships and numerous tour and line programmes." "
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var phil1 = "Philharmonia/Museum Ludwig"
var phil2 = "Unique muse temple with a combination of creating art and music.
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"Museum Ludwig shows the collections of the patrons Peter and Irene Ludwig (Pop-Art-artists and Picasso among others);
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"Cologne Philharmonia with varied concert programme. 1980-1986 built by the architects Busmann & Haberer."
var maritim1 = "Maritim Hotel"
var maritim2 = "With 820 rooms the largest hotel of Cologne.
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"Glas hall with promenade, stores and restaurants.
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"The building was set up 1987-1989 by the architects F.W. Kraemer / E. Sieverts & Partner in cooperation mit G. Böhm."
var deutzerbruecke1 = "Deutzer Bridge"
var deutzerbruecke2 = "The street bridge was created between 1947 and 1948 by the architects Gerd Lohmer and Fritz Leonhardt, 1967 awarded with the Cologne Architect Prize.
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"Span of the three lower edges: 132,10 + 184,45 + 120,70 = 437,25 m total length."
var altstadt1 = "Old town / Rhine garden"
var altstadt2 = "Heart of the Cologne old town in unique reconstruction and rebuilding of a medieval town.
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"Installation of a public garden between Rhine shore and old town buildings in the eighties. Fountain creation by Eduardo Paolozzi below the philharmonia."
var martin1 = "Gross St. Martin"
var martin2 = "Church construction was started in 1150, nave consecrated in 1172 and 1230 west front closed. Remains of Romans warehouses in the crypt.
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"Former 19th century paintings of historicism in the whole church, today only some rests are preserved in the south aisle." +
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var dom1 = "Cologne Cathedral"
var dom2 = "Largest cathedral in Germany with more than 2 mio. visitors a year; belongs to the world cultural legacy of the Unesco.
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"Building started in 1248, finished 1880; tower height 157 m; appr. 10.000 sqm window space; golden shrine of the three Magi around 1200; treasure chamber; excavations under the cathedral." +
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var hbf1 = "Central Station"
var hbf2 = "Most frequented railroad junction in Germany, more than 1.300 trains a day.
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"225 m long platform hall made of glas-iron-construction, built betweem 1892 and 1894 as typical construction in the years of rapid industrial expansion." +
"After three years of rebuilding and investition of 102 Mio. Euro reopened in March 2000 as \"largest and most beautiful station in Germany\" (DB-CEO Mehdorn)." +
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var musicaldome1= "Musical Dome"
var musicaldome2= "As a tent membrane construction errected in 1996, ocation of the musicals Musicals Gaudí, Saturday Night Fever, Jekyll & Hyde, We will rock you; from begin of 2009 Spamalot. " +
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var zollern1 = "Hohenzollern Bridge"
var zollern2 = "Oldest of the Cologne Rhine bridges; today train and pedestrian bridge.
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"Crosses the Rhine in three arches of 118,88 + 167,75 + 122,56 = 409,19 meter length.
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"Built between 1907 and 1911 according to the plans of the architect Friedrich Beermann and after the war devastation rebuilt from 1945 to 1955. Third lane added in 1989."
var koelnturm1 = "Kölnturm"
var koelnturm2 = "Symbol of the MediaPark, 148 meter height, finished in 2001;
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"Location of many media companies, Jolly Hotel (343 beds), Cinedom and public garden on the area of the former freight depot." +
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var colonius1 = "Television Tower Colonius"
var colonius2 = "Telecommunication tower of the Deutsche Telekom.
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"The revolving restaurant in a height of 170 m is unfortunately closed for some time.
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"Tower diameter at the ground = 14,90 m; height = 266 m;
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"built between 1978 and 1980 according to plans of the architect Erwin Heinle." +
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var herkules1 = "Herkules Skyscarper"
var herkules2 = "One of the first Cologne apartment skyscrapers in the sixties.
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"31 floors and a height of 102 meter.
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"Remarkable because of the blue-red-purple facade."
var bahnbau1 = "Administration building of the Deutsche Bahn"
var bahnbau2 = "Former Railroad board of the Deutsche Bahn; no longer property pf the Deutsche Bahn since the railroad reform in 1994 but still in use of the railroad company until 2001; currently beeing transformed to a luxury hotel."
var airport1 = "Airport Cologne/Bonn"
var airport2 = "Around 130 destinations and more than 10 mio. passengers, 3 runways (up to 3.800 m).
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"Founded 1950; first drive-in-airport in Germany with a central handling, built between 1965 and 1970 by the architect Paul Schneider-Esleben.
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"2000 second Terminal (designed by architect Helmut Jahn), in 2004 connection to the ICE-section Cologne - Frankfurt." +
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var lyskirchen1 = "St. Maria Lyskirchen"
var lyskirchen2 = "Smallest of the Romanesque churches in Cologne with unique medieval vault painting, errected 1210-1220.
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"The only Romanesque church, that had already in the middle ages been errected as a parish church in city centre; and the only one not destroyed during Word War II." +
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var kunibert1 = "St. Kunibert"
var kunibert2 = "The youngest of the Romanesque churches in Cologne, built between 1215 and 1247; rebuilt after the war devastation for appr. 12 mio. Euro .
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"Former canon collegiate church, in 19th century transformation into a parish church.
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"Most notable Romanesque window cycle in Germany; annunciation group made of stone from 1439; baptistry with medieval wall paintings." +
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var welle1 = "Deutsche Welle Skyscraper"
var welle2 = "Headquarter of the Deutsche Welle, beside Deutschlandfunk;
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"three-part building ensemble, height 138 m. Every tower has different colored insulating windows;
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"1976-1978 built by the planing group Stieldorf."
var plaza1 = "Barceló Cologne City Center"
var plaza2 = "Former office building on the spot of the old opera of Carl Moritz. The old opera house was teared down due to the war devatstion in 1958.
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"Today luxury hotel with 419 beds.
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"The office building was errected between 1961 and 1962; 1985-1988 almost totally cored and transformed to a modern hotel. The facade is protected as a historical monument.
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"The building was awarded with the Cologne Architecture Prize in 1967." +
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var carree1 = "Ring-Carree"
var carree2 = "Built by the Gerling Insurance Company, offices and stores in ground floor;
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"20 floors, altogether 55 meter high.
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"The architects Foster and Partner finished the building in 2001."
var dorint1 = "Pullman Cologne"
var dorint2 = "Until 1989 Interconti-Hotel, the first international hotel company represented in Colgone;
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"since 1994 , transformed, renovated and reopened as Dorint Kongress Hotel with 275 rooms - later Pullman Cologne.
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"During the carnival season „headquarter“ of the Cologne Prince of Carnival, his princess and boor." +
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var dfunk1 = "Deutschlandfunk"
var dfunk2 = "Headquarter of the Deutschlandfunk" +
"Reinforced concrete kernel with a height of 102 meter; sticks out of a three-floored base building and encircled by another 15-floor building which it still towers above." +
"1974-1978 built by the architect Gerhard Weber and Partner."
var hansa1 = "Hansa Skyscraper"
var hansa2 = "In 1925 the tallest skyscraper in Europe" +
"Today elektronic-, hifi-, and CD-specialized store Saturn; Hotel Azimut occupies 6 floors." +
"65 meter high. Longest paternoster in Europe
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"Steel chain construction with brick facade. Built by the Cologne architect Jakob Koerfer between 1924 and 1925." +
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var gerling1 = "Gerling Ring Tower"
var gerling2 = "Office building at Ebert Place, erected in 1971 by Gerling Assurance Company, hight 109 m, 26 floors."
var agnes1 = "Agnes Church"
var agnes2 = "At the turn of the century built in the middle of corn fields;
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"besides the cathedral the second biggest parish church after the war." +
"Plain hall church in Neogothic style with a helmetless tower.
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"Built from 1896 to 1902 by Carl Rüdell and Richard Odenthal. Donated by Peter Joseph Röckerath, who put up the condition, that the church's patron would be Agnes, the name of his deceased wife."
var belfort1 = "Highrise Belfortstraße"
var belfort2 = "19 floors; Hotel Holiday Inn Belfortstraße has ocuppied some floors."
var bastei1 = "The Bastei"
var bastei2 = "One of the most important Expressionistic buidings in Cologne;
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"former public panorama restaurant; today just for closed events, held by KölnKongress," +
"300 sqm floor space for up to 240 persons.
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"1924 set up by Wilhelm Riphahn on the base of a fortress tower; the restaurant sticks out far above the bank reinforcement." +
"In 1943 devastation through a fire, restored between 1958 and 1969." +
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var weck1 = "Weckschnapp (snap a little bread)"
var weck2 = "This little tower stayed preserved after the demolition of the city walls in 1881;
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"today with extension dwelling house of an architect." +
"The name remindes of a former prison tower built far into the Rhine.
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"According to legend prisoners never left it alive: either they starved or they tried to snap (Schnapp) a bread roll (Weck)," +
"which was let down on a rope. Then a trapdoor opened and they fell into a shaft full of knifes and blades, the Rhine washed away the bloody remains."
var weltkugel1 = "Illuminated Globe"
var weltkugel2 = "Created by the Cologne event artist HA Schult, in 1996 the illuminated globe was mounted on the highest pillar of the Severin bridge.
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"Relocated in Oktober 2000 for security and conservation reasons to the headquarters of the DEVK (assurance company) near the Rhine."
var seil1 = "Cologne Cable Railway"
var seil2 = "First cable railway in Europe;
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"around 1 km above the Rhine." +
"Wonderful view on the cathedral, old town and exhibition centre with Rhine Park.
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var zoobr1 = "Zoo Bridge"
var zoobr2 = "The widest stretched girder bridge of the world with a span of 259 meters;
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"city highway bridge. The cable railway floats above." +
"Total length 596,70 m with a width of 33 m.
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"Built from 1962 to 1966 by Gerd Lohmer and Fritz Leonhardt. Just one pillar." +
"Awarded with the Cologne Architecture Prize in 1967."
var flora1 = "Zoo / Flora"
var flora2 = "More than 7.000 animals out of appr. 600 kinds;
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"generous outdoor enclosure for bears and big cats. Primeval forest house for apes, aquarium with insectarium and terrarium," +
"zoo school; foundation in 1880. Today 20 hectare.
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"Flora: appeal of a rich nature with park and varied plant collection out of all regions of the world." +
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var skulptur1 = "Sculpture-Park"
var skulptur2 = "Foundation of Eleonore and Michael Stoffel;
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"Cologne Sculpture: 30 sculptures of international known artists as di Suvero, Stella, D. Smith, Cragg, Förg and others, deployed over a public garden." +
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var colonia1 = "Colonia Highrise"
var colonia2 = "Appartment building, hight 174 meter with 42 floors.
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"Built by the architect Henrik Busch between 1970 and 1972."
var bull1 = "Bull Highrise"
var bull2 = "One of the earliest dwelling skyscrapers in Cologne;
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"apartments in the tree wings as well as stores and offices in the base building." +
"18 floors, lined up to the south." +
"1959-1960 built by architect Karl Hell."
var arena1 = "Lanxess Arena"
var arena2 = "Germany«s biggest multi-functional hall (18.000 visitors) for sports and music events;
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"steel arch - 'Henkelmännchen' - 65 m high, " +
"built 1996-98 by the architect office Böhm. Captivates mainly with the arched shape and the glass facade, which offers view of the filigree stairway. " +
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var kirmes1 = "Deutzer Kermis"
var kirmes2 = "Located at the Rhine shore between Deutzer and Severin bridge;
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"attracts up to 1 Million visitors in early April and late October.
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"Fairs start with impressive fireworks."
var lufthansa1 = "maxCologne"
var lufthansa2 = "Office skyscraper. till 2007, central administration of the Deutsche Lufthansa;
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"95 m high, 19 floors." +
"Built between 1967 and 69."
var ford1 = "Ford Highrise"
var ford2 = "One of the earliest highrises in Cologne; finished in 1966 by the architect Rolf Kleinschmidt.
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"Today headquarter of the Landschaftsverband Rheinland (LVR)."
var triangle1 = "Cologne Triangle"
var triangle2 = "Office Highrise and new landmark for Köln-Deutz; completed 2006 by architects Gatermann and Schossig.
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"103 m, 29 floors with public observation deck."
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var hyatt1 = "Hyatt Hotel"
var hyatt2 = "Luxury hotel in a post modern style; in the end of the Eighties built for around 35 mio. EUR towards the cathedral and old town.
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"610 beds, domicile of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson and Britney Spears" +
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var bfdeutz1 = "Koelnmesse / Deutz Station"
var bfdeutz2 = "Central station for districts on the right bank of the river; extended as an ICE-station.
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"On 2 floors rails cross in north-south as well as east-west direction." +
"Built in 1914 as dome construction with two side wings according to the plans of Hugo Böttcher and Karl Biecker, modelled on the example of French Baroque buildings. Today a galery is situated under the cupola in the middle of the station stress." +
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var messe1 = "Historical exhibition halls"
var messe2 = "80 meter high;
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"construction of the first fair hall 1922-24 initiated by Konrad Adenauer; 1927-1928 lined with bricks by Adolf Abel and supplemented with the Fair Tower.
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var rheinpark1 = "Rheinpark / Tanzbrunnen"
var rheinpark2 = "500.000 sqm large area, crossed by a chairlift; open-air concerts.
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"1957 and 1971 scene of the Bundesgartenschau; Rhine cable railway from the Rheinpark to the Zoo. The Tanzbrunnen (dancing fountain) was created in 1950 according to the plans of Josef Op Gen Oorth, the tent construction was built in 1957 by Frei Otto." +
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var claudius1 = "Claudius Thermal Bath"
var claudius2 = "Wellness-park in the style of ancient Roman baths;
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"thermal bath with healing water spring; healing water bath Ń inside/outside, seating basin, drinking fountain, inside and outside-whirlpools (appr. 36ĄC), inhalation room, hot-cold-cave (appr. 36Ą/20ĄC), cold diving basin, numerous kinds of sauna, Osmanic steam bath, sanarium, Serail bath, solariums, sun deck, fireplace bar, areas of silence, demanding gastronomy." +
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var messehochhaus1 = "Trade Fair Highrise"
var messehochhaus2 = "Former KHD headquarter.
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"Built according to the style of Mies van der Rohe as a skyscraper disc," +
"13 floors, held by 13 girders." +
"1961-1964 built by the architects H. Hentrich and H. Petschnigg and Partner. Awarded with the Cologne Architecture Prize in 1967 and with the DBA-Badge in 1969." +
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var muehl1 = "Mühlheim port"
var muehl2 = "Scene of the TV-series 'Die Anrheiner' and for a long time location of the houseboat of the Kelly-Family, before they moved to castle Gymnich."
var tuev1 = "TÜV Rheinland"
var tuev2 = "Today headquarter of the technical supervision club Rhineland;
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"Finished in 1974 by the architects Hentrich-Pletschnigg & Partner."
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