European monarchs and religious entities had a penchant for erecting massively elaborate and intricately beautiful monuments ...

Upon entering the cathedral, police found several doors that appeared to have ... behind the unauthorized climb. The Cologne Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is renowned for its stunning ...

German police in Cologne have detained five Frenchmen and a Belgian woman who had tried to climb the city's famous cathedral.

German police in Cologne on Sunday ... they discovered several doors that had apparently been broken up and rucksacks containing climbing equipment.The double-domed cathedral is a tourist ...