The baths of Rhenish Germany : with notices of the adjacent towns / [Edwin Lee].
- Edwin Lee
- Date:
- 1850
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The baths of Rhenish Germany : with notices of the adjacent towns / [Edwin Lee]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![COLOGNE. 9] Nearly two hours through an uninteresting country are required to reach Cologne, the chief city of Rhenish Prussia, which contains a large garrison, and 50,000 inhabitants. A bridge of boats con- nects the town with the opposite bank of the river, which is strongly fortified. It is in contemplation to erect a more permanent kind of bridge, by which the trains from the north of Germany may be con- veyed into the town. Cologne has only one Jarge square ; the streets are narrow, irregular, and dirty, presenting altogether a sombre appearance, The cathedral, the chief object worth visiting, built in the old Gothie style, seen from a distance appears like two separate bnildings. It is, however, now in progress towards completion, having been un- finished for centuries. Rubens was a native of this town; bis portrait and an inscription on the wall indicate the house where he was born. The crucifixion of St. Peter, a chef @auvre of this artist, is exhibited in one of the churches. Steamers ascend and descend the river several times a day. There is also railroad communica- tion with Bonn, and with Dusseldorf, and thence to Hanover, and all parts of Northern Germany. On ascending the Rhine, many, instead of embarking at Cologne, prefer to proceed and sleep at Bonn, in order to be taken up by the boat in the morning, the banks of the river between these towns being void of interest. On descending, however, no ad- vantage is gained by landing at Bonn, unless with the view of seeing the town, which is inclosed](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33099273_0033.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
