Dimensions+Cologne+Cat


 * External width || 86.25 m ||
 * Width of west façade || 61.54 m ||
 * Width of transept façade || 39.95 m ||
 * Width of nave (interior) || 45.19 m ||
 * Height of southern tower || 157.31 m ||
 * Height of northern tower || 157.38 m ||
 * Height of ridge turret || 109.00 m ||
 * Height of transept façades || 69.95 m ||
 * Height of roof ridge || 61.10 m ||
 * Inner height of nave || 43.35 m ||
 * Building area || 7,914 m² ||
 * Window surface area || 10,000 m² ||
 * Roof surface area || 12,000 m² ||
 * Interior volume || 407,000 m³ ||
 * Interior volume || 407,000 m³ ||

1880—1884 157.38 m || Succeeded by: 1880—1890 || Succeeded by:
 * Preceded by:
 * Rouen Cathedral** || **World's tallest structure**
 * [|Washington Monument]** ||
 * Preceded by:
 * Rouen Cathedral** || **World's tallest building**
 * Ulm Cathedral** ||

"Cologne Cathedral - New World Encyclopedia." //Info:Main Page - New World Encyclopedia//. Web. 31 Mar. 2011. [].



The Cologne Cathedral has a wealth of tombs and epitaphs.

It was very special privilege, to be buried in the choir of the Gothic Cathedral since the middle ages.

The Bishops of recent history are buried in the crypt under the choir, newly created after World War II.

in german

Der Kölner Dom birgt eine Fülle von Grabmalen und Epitaphien. Es galt seit dem Mittelalter als ganz besonderes Privileg, im Chor des gotischen Domes bestattet zu werden. Die Bischöfe der jüngeren Geschichte wurden in der nach dem 2. Weltkrieg neu geschaffenen Gruft unter dem Chor bestattet.