Cologne Hohenzollernbrucke (#0517)

Hohenzollernbrucke (Hohenzollern Bridge) in Cologne, Germany, named after the rulers of Prussia. It was first completed in 1911 and served the Germans as a significant route during WWII – the Germans destroyed the bridge in 1945 to prevent the Allies from using it. After the war it was reconstructed in a form similar to the original bridge.

When I was planning my trip, Cologne was just going to be a base for seeing a couple of nearby sites in the central Rhine area. However, by time I got to Cologne I was tired from an intense week of exploring in the UK, and decided to instead use Cologne primarily as a place to relax. Cologne turned out to be far more interesting than I expected – many more pictures in later postings.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenzollern_Bridge

(Part of a documentation of 2018 exploration/reflection on Brexit and populist movements in Europe, keyword Europe2018)