Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Rheinaufhafen

Cologne is the fourth-largest city in Germany - and one of the oldest. A Germanic tribe, the Ubii, had a settlement here, this was named by the Romans "Oppidum Ubiorum". In 50 AD, the Romans founded "Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium", the city then became the provincial capital of "Germania Inferior". -- Cologne´s "Rheinauhafen", the former harbour was developed during the 1880s on the bank of the Rhine. It spanned about 2kms along the river A "Rheinauhafen" redevelopment project and reconstruction started in 2002 and was completed 2011. While the formerly commercial port is now being used as a marina, most buildings (some are former wharehouses) house numerous prestigious companies, posh flats and expensive restaurants.

Cologne is the fourth-largest city in Germany - and one of the oldest. A Germanic tribe, the Ubii, had a settlement here, this was named by the Romans "Oppidum Ubiorum". In 50 AD, the Romans founded "Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium", the city then became the provincial capital of "Germania Inferior". The former Hafenamt in the center of the Rheinauhafen was erected end of the 19th century. By now it hosts the offices of consultancies, trusts and lawyer companies. Seen to the right is the Bayenturm, a fortified tower erected in the first half of the 13th century. The tower, severely damaged durig WWII, got rebuilt from 1987 on. Today it is sometimes named "FrauenMediaTurm", as the "Feminist movement" has its center here with a large archive about the history of feminism. frauenmediaturm.de