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Cologne Cathedral Walking Tour with VR Elements

5(4 reviews)Cologne, Germany
1hDurationGermanOffered inMobile ticketTicketNot includedPickupModerateLevel

About this experience

This 60-minute walking tour focuses on the history of Cologne Cathedral, enhanced by 6 virtual reality stations. Participants explore over 700 years of the cathedral's history, beginning with its medieval planning, the challenges faced during construction, the impact of World War I, and its current state. The tour combines traditional sightseeing with immersive VR experiences, allowing visitors to learn about significant events and facts related to the cathedral's development. Using VR glasses at designated stations, travelers can engage directly with key historical moments.

Itinerary

1

Modell Einer Kreuzblume Vom Kolner Dom, In Originalgrosse.

First, the visitor to station 1 gets a Overview map explaining the different construction phases of the cathedral. After that, the virtual image into a 360° painting from around 1300. It shows the moment as bishop and master cathedral builder in the atrium of the old cathedral, which had stood on the same site since 870, the The cathedral was completed many centuries later as Cologne Cathedral.

2

Roncalliplatz

At Station 2, the group of visitors is located on Roncalli Square and looks out over through the VR glasses into the year 1520. While you are in the midst of everyday market activity of this period, look at the construction site of the cathedral in the Renaissance period, briefly before the construction work ceases for three hundred years. Up on the South Tower The construction crane is already enthroned, which has been a landmark of the city for centuries will apply. At Station 3, the visitor sees the cathedral from almost the same perspective and in the same Construction condition, but about 300 years later. Since 1815, the Prussians have been in Cologne, important infrastructure projects. In 1842, the Emperor himself invites As protector of the prestige building, one for the solemn second laying of the foundation stone of the cathedral. And you're in the middle of the festivities. And now it will be fast ... the Cologne-based Cathedral was completed in 1880 as a German national symbol.

3

Domherrenfriedhof

At Station 4, at the Domherrenfriedhof, the view of a still young Cathedral around 1926. It shows not only the magnificent Cologne before the 2. World War I, but You can also see why the cathedral has been given its dark colour, looking at the main train station where a steam locomotive is currently entering. Your black smoke is heading towards the cathedral.

4

Cologne Central Station

You will experience the lively traffic on the station forecourt, including cars and trams, before a wailing siren the next VR scene. The animated beauty of the 1920s is passé. Their journey through time can be seen in the same place in 1945. Around it a rubble landscape. The formerly splendid Wilhelmine Central Station is heavily damaged and can only be recognized in its basic structure, with its characteristic entrance portal.

What's included / not included

Tour outside around the cathedralVR glassesLive Guide
Access to the cathedral

Additional information

Accessibility and comfort

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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