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Description

This place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as “Cologne Cathedral”.

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English: Panorama of Cologne, including the Kranhäuser and Cologne Cathedral, as seen from the Rhine.
Polski: Panorama Kolonii z domami w kształcie dźwigów portowych (Kranhäuser), katedrą oraz kościołem św. Marcina widziana z Renu.
Čeština: Panorama Kolína nad Rýnem s budovami Kranhäuser a Katedrálou svatého Petra při pohledu z Rýna.
Deutsch: Panoramaansicht des Kölner Rheinufers mit den Kranhäusern, dem Dom und Groß St. Martin.
Español: Vista panorámica de Colonia desde el río Rin durante la hora azul, incluidos los Kranhäuser y la Catedral de Colonia.
Magyar: Köln panorámája a daruházakkal és a kölni dómmal a Rajna felől (Németország)
Italiano: Panorama di Colonia, in cui si notano i tre Kranhäuser e il duomo di Colonia visti dal Reno
Македонски: Вечерен поглед на Келн од реката Рајна. Се гледаат зградите „Кранови“ и Келнската катедрала.
Nederlands: Blik over de Rijn in de richting van de dom van Keulen
Português: Panorâmica de Colônia vista do rio Reno, incluídos os edifícios Kranhäuser e a Catedral de Colônia.
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Martin Falbisoner (1978–)  wikidata:Q30147473
creator QS:P170,Q30147473
Camera location50° 55′ 03.51″ N, 6° 58′ 31.58″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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The photographical reproduction of this work is covered under the article § 59 of the German copyright law, which states that "It shall be permissible to reproduce, by painting, drawing, photography or cinematography, works which are permanently located on public ways, streets or places and to distribute and publicly communicate such copies. For works of architecture, this provision shall be applicable only to the external appearance."

As with all other “limits of copyright by legally permitted uses”, no changes to the actual work are permitted under § 62 of the German copyright law (UrhG).

See Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Germany#Freedom of panorama for more information.

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Captions

Cologne, including the Kranhäuser and Cologne Cathedral

inception

20 April 2018

coordinates of the point of view

50°55'3.511"N, 6°58'31.580"E

exposure time

15 second

focal length

111 millimetre

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current17:08, 21 April 2018Thumbnail for version as of 17:08, 21 April 20185,078 × 2,804 (10.24 MB)Martin Falbisonerwb
13:37, 21 April 2018Thumbnail for version as of 13:37, 21 April 20185,078 × 2,804 (10.18 MB)Martin Falbisonercrop, minor improvements
12:07, 21 April 2018Thumbnail for version as of 12:07, 21 April 20185,051 × 2,788 (9.34 MB)Martin FalbisonerUser created page with UploadWizard

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