Belgisches Viertel,
Kölner Ringe,
West Central
- Belgian Quarters, Cologne Ring, Brüsseler Platz, Rudolfplatz, Ronstrasse Synagogue, Hahnentor, Hohenzollernring, St Michael's Church
Kölner Ringe is a green Paris like boulevard that goes around the city center and changes name several times; Hohenzollern Ring, part of the Kölner Ringe is the main entertainment district of Cologne with clubs and restaurants. There are a few towers intact of the 12 that were part of the city wall, Hahnentorburg at Rudolfplatz and Hohenzollern Ring is one of them.
Ronstrasse Synagogue at Rathenauplatz is the only synogogue of Cologne's five ones that survived the Nazi era. It was partly destroyed in 1938 but was rebuilt again in 1959. It is a neo-romanesque building. The Jewish community in Köln has the longest history in Germany.
Belgisches Viertel (Belgian Quarters) in the west part of the city center is filled with hip stores, Belgian pubs and restaurants and old residential buildings. The streets have Belgian names like Brüsseler Strasse and Antwerpener Strasse and at Brüsseler Platz stands the neo-romaneque St Michael’s Church.
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