Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary outside the city walls - a Catholic church in Cologne. This church was a peculiar name because its location is outside the city walls, near the tower, which bears the name of Ulrepfort.

The history of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary outside the city walls is closely related to Carmelite monks and nuns. The city later became a place of refuge of many Carmelites, who had fled during the Thirty Years' War in the Netherlands.

Due to the fact that the number of monks increased rapidly, they decided to build a monastery near the city walls. And the architects of the future temple was given the task to building resembles its appearance the church Il Gesu in Rome. During this period of time in Cologne came a large number of talented artists from France, it was planned to involve them for future construction.

The first stone of the monastery was founded in 1642, is a significant action has been carried out in the presence of the archbishop of the Bavarian town of Ferdinand. Unfortunately, the construction stopped due to lack of money and were able to resume only in late XVII century. Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary outside the city wall was completely built in 1716.

Over time, the Church expects many changes. During the Second War myrrh building was badly damaged, from the interior and interior decoration did not have any details. Reconstruction work ended in 1964, as a result of the structure acquired its original features.