Point of interest
Hohenzollernbrücke (Hohenzollern Bridge)
in Cologne, Germany
Germany's most famous railway bridge and the classic photo motif — cathedral behind, Rhine below. Since 2008 tens of thousands of love-locks have clung to its railings.
Where it is
The bridge spans the Rhine directly behind the cathedral, linking the Old Town with the Deutz district on the eastern bank.
Address: Kurt-Rossa-Platz, 50667 Cologne
What it is
The pedestrian and cycle path on the north side offers one of the city's finest photo spots, with the cathedral, the Rhine and the three wave-shaped steel arches. Since 2008 couples have attached hundreds of thousands of love locks to its railings. From the Deutz bank you get the classic panorama of the bridge and the cathedral.
History
The Hohenzollern Bridge was built between 1907 and 1911 and inaugurated by Kaiser Wilhelm II. German engineers blew it up in March 1945, and reconstruction was completed in 1959. Today, with around 1,500 train crossings a day, it is Germany's busiest railway bridge.