KölnTriangle viewing platform
Guide
Photo: Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
≈ A$9ViewpointAllow 30–45 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
An open-air platform on top of a glass office tower on the east bank, looking straight across the river at the cathedral, the bridge and the old town.
A brief history
The tower was finished in 2006 and is about 100 metres tall; its height caused worries about the cathedral's UNESCO status, which led to rules limiting towers near it.
Tips
- Best time
- Sunset, when the cathedral glows
- Cost
- About €5 (check)
- Allow
- 30–45 min
- Hours
- Usually open daily from late morning (weekends from about 10:00) into the evening; closed in bad weather (check)
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Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Written in Flewaway's words by AI from this open data, not yet checked by a person. Prices, hours and rules change, so check before you go.
Good to know
- Area
- Deutz: Across the river by the trade fair grounds: the best view of the cathedral, with hostels and cheaper rooms when there's no fair on.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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