Old St. Alban

Alt St. Alban

Alt St. Alban is one of the oldest Romanesque church buildings in Cologne. The first mention about this church is from year 1172. It was rebuilt several times across the centuries, and during WW II it...

Worth a look

It is centrally located to many of the main attractions in Cologne city centre, walking distance from the Dom, for most. Worth a look.

Ruined church with anti-war memorials

The church was mostly destroyed during World War Two. There are two memorials, to the soldiers killed in war and to prisoners of war.

Nice memorial

The old fascade still stands for everyone to see that the church was destroyed in WW2 and is a memorial for those who died. You can also see the mourning parents staues from the fence.

So sad, that a memorial like this was ever needed

As a baby boomer, I belong to the generation that remembers older family members talking about the awfulness of war. I had a father who served during WWII and grandfather who served in WW1. Whilst not...