Cologne - Panorama

Cologne is the fourth-largest city in Germany - and one of the oldest. A Germanic tribe, the Ubii, had a settlement here, this was named by the Romans "Oppidum Ubiorum". In 50 AD, the Romans founded "Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium", the city then became the provincial capital of "Germania Inferior".

Cologne´s panorama, seen from the Südbrücke ("South Bridge"). To the right is "Groß St. Martin" ("Great St. Martin") and the cathedral ("Kölner Dom"). The green "band" is part of the Severinsbrücke. Where the the three Kranhäuser ("crane houses", completed in 2008) and all the buildings left are, was the old harbour of Cologne. The yellow structures with the pointed gables are similar to the warehouses, that once lined the harbour.