The Sankt Kolumba chapel with the famous Marian figure "Madonna in the Ruins" is built over with the Diocesan Museum (whose famous star architect Peter Zumthor unfortunately built a facade that now has to be renovated for the second time in 15 years due to moisture damage).

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December 1, 2021

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The church of Sankt Kolumba in Cologne with the "Madonna in the rubble", known far beyond the borders of the cathedral city, is also part of the Cologne Nativity Scene with the large nativity figures by Lita Mertens. The church crib is designed as a so-called changing crib, which means that the scene is rebuilt several times and shows different crib pictures again and again. Thus, a multiple visit is particularly worthwhile ...

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September 18, 2019

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St. Kolumba was one of the largest parish churches in Cologne. Its origins date back to the year 980. The church was almost completely destroyed in the Second World War. From 1947 onwards, the Lady Chapel “Madonna in the Rubble” was built in the ruins. Since 2007, the St. Kolumba Chapel has been integrated into the new building (2007) of the Archbishop's Diocesan Museum as a place of worship.
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