City Museum in Cologne is one of those attractions that are worth visiting every tourist, really interested in the history so beautiful and majestic city. The museum is in the old part of the city, namely indoor arsenal. It is impossible not to notice, as the building is different from the other buildings for its characteristic red-shuttered white.

Here you can find details of how to develop the city as the destiny of the people who lived in Cologne from the Middle Ages to modern. For special gourmets and connoisseurs of art exhibition exposition may seem not too refined, as in some prestigious galleries, but in the City Museum has many interesting things that will immerse themselves in the history of Cologne.

Among the exhibits is worth noting the collection of old silver and 6 meters high relief depicting the ancient city. It was found during archaeological excavations today, and now it is a distinct addition to all the exhibits in the museum. Special attention deserves the Cologne sculpture of a peasant. It was made especially to commemorate those soldiers who fell in the battles of the First World War. Looking at the statue, you can see that it is completely covered with nails that have symbolic significance. Each hammer nails residents of Cologne and is denoted by a relative who did not return from the battlefield.

The exposition of the first floor of the City Museum tells about the political events, if up to the second, you can get acquainted with the cultural characteristics of the region. For history buffs will be interesting exhibition tells the story of the burgomaster of Cologne Konrad Adenauer, who after World War II became chancellor of Germany and helped the economy of their country not only revive, but also significantly strengthened.