Cathedral of Cologne
科隆大教堂

Cologne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture. It is Germany's most visited landmark, attracting an average of 20,000 people a day.
科隆大教堂是坐落于德国科隆市的一座天主教堂。它是科隆大主教的所在地，属于科隆主教区的管辖范围。科隆大教堂是德国天主教和哥特式建筑的著名代表，也是德国参观人数最多的地标性建筑，平均每天接待游客两万名。

Construction of Cologne Cathedral commenced in 1248 and was halted in 1473, leaving it unfinished. Work restarted in the 19th century and was completed, to the original plan, in 1880. The cathedral is the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe. Its two huge spires give it the largest façade of any church in the world.
科隆大教堂始建于1248年，却在1473年中途停工。19世纪教堂重新开始施工，并于1880年按原计划完工。该教堂是北欧地区最大的哥特式教堂，两个巨大的尖顶使它拥有世界上最宏伟的外观。

In 1996, the cathedral was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List of culturally important sites. In 2004 it was placed on the “World Heritage in Danger” list, as the only Western site in danger, due to plans to construct a high-rise building nearby, which would have visually impacted the site. The cathedral was removed from the List of In Danger Sites in 2006, following the authorities' decision to limit the heights of buildings constructed near and around the cathedral. As a World Heritage Site, and with its convenient position on tourist routes, Cologne Cathedral is a major tourist attraction, the visitors including many who travel there as a Christian pilgrimage.
1996年，联合国教科文组织把科隆大教堂列入世界文化遗产名录。2004年，由于计划在教堂附近兴建一栋高楼从而使教堂的视野受阻，该教堂被列为西方国家仅有的一处世界濒危文化遗产。2006年，在有关当局决定限制教堂附近建筑物的高度后，该教堂从濒危遗产名录上除名。作为一处世界文化遗产，并且拥有极为便利的旅游路线，科隆大教堂因此吸引了大量游客，其中还有许多基督教徒朝圣者。