11115 Kolner Dom (Cologne Cathedral)

November 15, the day before the exhibition Medica began, my colleague Jane and I went to Cologne to visit the famous Cologne Cathedral.

Cologne is only 30 minutes away from Dusseldorf by Reihnexpress (Region Express trains). The Cathedral is right beside the train station. It is so...... HUGE. A magnificent artificial piece standing in front of us when we walked out of the station following the signs.

And we climbed all the way to the top of the tower. Let the photos to tell my feelings.

Huge building. I was just out of the train station and even my  wide-angel lens camera could  only barely capture the building and make it fit in the frame.

Me standing in front of the building. Notice how far I had to stay from the cathedral so I would not look too small in the picture?

Statues on surround the door frame. Each one of them are estimated around 2 meter, taller than me (I am 1.82 m).

Inside the cathedral. There was a service when we entered the cathedral. All visitors were asked to stay behind  a line not disturbing the sacred ritual. It was reopened after the service was done.

View of Cologne from the top of the tower.

Looked upright from the bottom of the tower.

Painted glass window.

The Altar.

Me inside the cathedral.

The bell. On the way to the top of the tower.

Mosaic pattern on the floor.

The two-deck train to Cologne we took.