It took 632 years to build. Construction started in 1248, stopped for centuries due to wars and financial crises, and wasn't completed until 1880. Cologne Cathedral stands 157 metres tall, took 632 years to build, and draws 6. Medium6 million visitors every year. It is the world's tallest Gothic cathedral Ancient Origins — and when it was finally completed, it briefly held the title of the tallest building on Earth. During WWII, Allied bombing destroyed 95% of Cologne — but the cathedral remaine

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