Im Gerling Quartier │zu Fuß

In the organizer's words:

The "city within the city" built by insurer Gerling in the pre-war and post-war years
years has been given a new face: exclusive apartments, offices and hotels have
have found their way into the sometimes spectacular buildings. The round building, the horseshoe building and the
The round building, the horseshoe building and the tower block are still or once again the eye-catchers in the district. We take in the
the entire complex, cross the piazza, take a look at the additional new buildings and the
plans to be implemented by the investors. In the hotel lobby in the rotunda, we come across
original furnishings from the former Gerling ticket hall. And last but not least
last but not least, we will look at the personalities Hans Gerling and Arno Breker.

Duration: 2 hours
Expert: Dagmar Lutz
Meeting point: Gereonskloster 12, 50670 Cologne (in front of the Qvest Hotel)
Stops: Former city archives, former Gerling company library/chapel, Agrippina Palais,
Torhaus, Gereonshof, Gerling high-rise, Haus Colonia, Rundbau, Hufeisenbau, Globale-Bau,
Palais Langen

Vacation in Cologne - Discover your city!
July 12 to 27, 2025
All information & tours at: www.urlaubinkoeln.de

A project of the Akademie för uns kölsche Sproch/SK Stiftung Kultur.
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