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English: The Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral) stands seemingly undamaged (although having been directly hit several times and damaged severely) while entire area surrounding it is completely devastated. The Hauptbahnhof (Köln Central Station) and Hohenzollern Bridge lie damaged to the north and east of the cathedral. Germany, 24 April 1945.
Deutsch: Der trotz mehrer direkter Treffer scheinbar unbeschädigt wirkende Kölner Dom steht inmitten der vollständig zerstörten Innenstadt von Köln. Hinter der Kathedrale ist der zerstörte Hauptbahnhof, so wie weiter östlich die eingestürzte Hohenzollernbrücke zu erkennen. Deutschland, 24 April 1945. |
| Date | Taken on 24 April 1945 |
| Source | https://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ ARC Identifier: 531287; U.S. Defense Visual Information Center photo HD-SN-99-02996 [1] |
| Author | U.S. Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. [2] |
| Other versions | Derivative works of this file: Koeln 1945-sharpened-resized.jpg |
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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 08:50, 10 August 2012 | 2,919 × 2,092 (1.94 MB) | Martin Kraft | sharpend, colorcorrected, straigthend (and cropped) | |
| 15:16, 6 April 2008 | 3,000 × 2,395 (1.44 MB) | Cobatfor | |||
| 21:16, 10 June 2005 | 588 × 470 (234 KB) | Schaengel89~commonswiki | sparpend | ||
| 17:30, 20 April 2005 | 588 × 470 (128 KB) | W.wolny | post worked version | ||
| 08:23, 12 February 2005 | 600 × 489 (104 KB) | Elya | Cologne Cathedral stands undamaged while entire area surrounding it is completely devastated. Railroad station and Hohenzollern Bridge lie damaged to the north and east of the cathedral. Germany, April 24, 1945.http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc/ |
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