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Cologne's Historic Civic Houses
The Rathaus, Gürzenich and Overstolzenhaus are distinct historic buildings across central Cologne. Their street facades offer a compact way to read the city's medieval civic and merchant past.
Why go
The Overstolzenhaus on Rheingasse shows a stepped gable and arcaded windows from a patrician house built around 1225. The Gürzenich recalls the city's merchants, while the Rathaus layers a medieval civic hall with later additions. Compare their exteriors rather than expecting a single museum or shared entrance.
What to look for
Overstolzenhaus at Rheingasse 8 has a stepped gable and arcaded windows.
The Gürzenich presents a Gothic civic facade.
Cologne Rathaus combines a historic town-hall exterior with a later loggia and tower.
Useful to know
Treat these as separate exterior stops in the old town, not one geocoded destination.
Check each building individually if you want to go inside.
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