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23 Aerial photos Church:
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Cologne Cathedral is the third largest church in the world and one of the best known architectural monuments in Germany. Construction of the Gothic church began in 1248 and took with interruptions until 1880. On of the treasures of the Cologne Cathedral is the shrine of the Three Kings. The sarcophagus from the 13th century contains the remains of the Three Wise Men and is one of the largest reliquaries in the world.
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Picture taken 1.5.2007 -
aerial photo #0011-1045
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Rebdorf Monastery, first mentioned in 1055, was well-known for its medieval manuscripts and glass pictures. In 1800 the famous library was plundered by the French General Joba. Today the books and pictures are dispersed all over the world.
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Picture taken 9.4.2009 -
aerial photo #0019-0191
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Ettal Monastery, a Benedictine Abbey, was founded
by Ludwig of Bavaria in 1330. The monastery has its
own brewery since 1619.
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Picture taken 2.5.2006 -
aerial photo #0007-0669
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