On this day: Cologne Cathedral Was Completed

Thursday, 14th August 2014 by

Construction of Cologne Cathedral was completed on August 14, 1880 - finishing a process which started over 600 years earlier! It claims to have the largest Church façade in the world, and the largest free-swinging bell in the world - the 24 ton St Peter's Bell - also known as the Great Bell of Germany. The Cathedral is Germany's busiest tourist attraction.

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Ian Brown lives in Ottawa, Canada, and spends his spare time perusing maps to find new routes to ride on his orange bicycle.