The discovery of a World War II bomb in Cologne ... The bombardment flattened a large portion of Cologne's city center, while missing its renowned cathedral on the banks of the Rhine almost ...

Astonishingly, it was left undamaged by the German bombing during the second world war. St Martin’s was ... and fully reopened in 1938. The Cologne Cathedral was tested by multiple wars.

Christians from all over the world ... spoils of war. "The archbishop was certainly aiming to gain prestige for Cologne," said Matthias Deml, press spokesperson for the Cologne Cathedral Builders ...