Colonius
Colonius is the Cologne telecommunications tower, which was finished in 1981. The Colonius possesses a cafeteria, viewing platform, and a restaurant, apart from antennas for radio relay and radio services within the VHF range.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Alexostrov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cologne Central Mosque and Cologne Cathedral.
Cologne Central Mosque
Mosque
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The Cologne Central Mosque is a mosque located in the Ehrenfeld neighbourhood of the city of Cologne, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Commissioned by the German branch of the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs, the large, representative central mosque was completed in 2017 and inaugurated by Turkish President Erdogan. Cologne Central Mosque is situated 300 metres southwest of Colonius.
Cologne Cathedral
Church
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Cologne Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. Cologne Cathedral is situated 2 km east of Colonius.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ehrenfeld and Belgian Quarter.
Belgian Quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Belgian Quarter is an inner city district of Cologne, Germany. The name is derived from street names in the vicinity, referring to Belgian provinces or cities.
Colonius
- Type: Tower
- Description: tower in Cologne
- Category: television tower
- Location: Cologne, Cologne District, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Colonius” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Colonius”
- Basque: “Colonius”
- Chinese: “科隆塔”
- Czech: “Colonius”
- Dutch: “Colonius”
- French: “Colonius”
- German: “Colonius”
- German: “Kölner Fernmeldeturm”
- Kölsch: “Colonius”
- Latin: “Colonius”
- Polish: “Colonius”
- Portuguese: “Colonius”
- Russian: “Colonius”
- Russian: “Колониус”
- Spanish: “Colonius”
- Turkish: “Colonius”
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