Bonn

The Romanesque Münster; medieval mural in Schwarzrheindorf; 12th-century carving of Taurus in the museum.

Formerly the capital of West Germany, Bonn is a city of 315,000 on the Rhine River just south of Cologne. Since reunification Bonn has retained a political role as "Federal City" and has established itself as an important hub of international cooperation and business. Its university is one of the largest in Germany.

While it cannot compete with the historical architecture of its larger neighbor to the north, Bonn does have more than one important Romanesque church and an excellent regional museum full of fascinating religious treasures. It is also home to a very popular non-religious attraction: the Beethovenhaus, where the composer was born in 1770.

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Sacred Sites & Religious Places Bonner Münster (Bonn Minster) A towering Romanesque basilica of harmonious proportions, Bonn's minster stands over an ancient shrine to Roman martyrs. Inside are interesting modern decorations and a crypt with the martyrs' relics. Rheinisches Landesmuseum Reopened in 2003, this museum's collection includes a wondrous variety of religious treasures from the local Rhineland region, including Germanic, Roman, Christian (from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance) and Jewish art. Schwarzrheindorf Doppelkirche This Romanesque double church in Schwarzrheindorf, an eastern suburb of Bonn, was completed in 1151. Its exterior is colorfully painted and its interior vault is covered in medieval murals.

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