Malakoffturm
Malakoffturm is a heritage site in Cologne, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia which is located on Am Tauzieher. Malakoffturm is situated nearby to the church St. Maria Lyskirchen, as well as near Chocolate Museum.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Heritage site
- Description: Prussian fortification tower along the Rhine in Cologne
- Also known as: “Malakoff Tower”
- Address: Am Tauzieher 1, Köln, 50676
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chocolate Museum and St. Maria Lyskirchen.
Chocolate Museum
Museum
Photo: Arminia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Schokoladenmuseum Köln was opened by Hans Imhoff on 31 October 1993. It is situated in the Cologne quarter of Altstadt-Süd on the Rheinauhafen peninsula.
St. Maria Lyskirchen
Church
Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Maria Lyskirchen is one of twelve Romanesque churches in Cologne, Germany.
Cologne Cathedral
Church
Photo: Der Wolf im Wald, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
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 1 km north of Malakoffturm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deutz and Klingelpütz.
Deutz
Suburb
Photo: Tohma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cologne borough of Deutz is a part of central Cologne, Germany, and was once an independent town known as Deutz am Rhein.
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.
Malakoffturm
- Categories: tower, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cologne, Cologne District, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.93272° or 50° 55′ 58″ northLongitude
6.9636° or 6° 57′ 49″ eastElevation
46 metres (151 feet)Open location code
9F28WXM7+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 36785190OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageGeoNames ID
12148686Wikidata ID
Q1886685
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Malakoffturm” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Malakoff tårn”
- Dutch: “Toren van Malakoff”
- Esperanto: “Malakoffturm”
- Finnish: “Malakoffin torni”
- French: “Tour de Malakoff”
- French: “tour Malakoff”
- French: “Tour Malakoff”
- German: “Malakoffturm”
- Italian: “Torre di Malakoff”
- Portuguese: “Malakoffturm”
- Russian: “Башня Малахова”
- Spanish: “Torre de Malakoff”
- Swedish: “Malakoffs torn”
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