Braun & Hogenberg's view of Koln (Cologne)

Colonia Agrippina. Year 1572. A bird's-eye view of the city of Cologne. The plan clearly illustrates Cologne's large surface area and its characteristic semicircular ground plan fronting the Rhine. Thanks to the captions, the most important buildings can be easily identified. To the left of center the cathedral - the largest Gothic church in Germany, with towers 157 m in height - appears in distorted perspective. To its right lies the town hall described by Braun, together with the Alter Markt and the Heumarkt. Prominent in the lower half of the map is the Romanesque basilica of the Holy Apostles. Size 34 x 48.5 cm. (13.4 x 19.1 in.)