Dominikanerkirche St. Andreas

Elliot Dobie 7 months ago

Visited in December, 2024. Nice church, run by Dominicans I believe.

Tina Macklin 8 months ago

The Dominican Church of St. Andrew (Basilika St. Andreas) was originally built in 974 AD and later rebuilt in the 12th century in beautiful Romanesque style. Inside, the church offers an intriguing blend of traditional architecture and modern stained-glass windows.

Maya lim 2 years ago

Beautiful Christian art! There is a free tour of the art pieces and stained glass some afternoons at 4pm. The lady that showed on a Fri afternoon was very well versed and speaks excellent English. Highly recommended church just metres outside of the Köln Dom!

Jeronimas 2 years ago

Fantastic Church with a crypt, amazing sculptures, artefacts, fresque and stained glass! Probably one of the most impressive in Köln

Thomas Meyer 2 years ago

Quite amazing that there are so many large churches in close proximity to each other. St Andrew is just a few hundred meters from the dome and much less visited. It’s a beautiful building and has a quaint crypt downstairs.

macedonboy 6 years ago

The Church of St. Andrew is an interesting Romanesque church located in the old town. First built in the 10th century, it wasn’t rebuilt in the Romanesque until the 12th century. It’s not much to look at from the outside. Inside the church has some points of interest. The church has a crypt with the remains of the 13th-century theologian and natural philosopher St. Albertus Magnus, stored in a stone sarcophagus. There’s also a reliquary gilded with copper. , known as the Maccabee shrine. According to tradition is said to contain relics of the seven holy Maccabee brothers and their mother Salome. The interior also has some a mix of pretty contemporary and traditional stained glass windows. As befits a church dedicated to Saint Andrew, there’s sculptures and paintings depicting the saint and the X cross associated with him. Including a painting of his crucifixion. Not a must see, but worth a lot time permitting.

Siddharth Gupta 7 years ago

Peaceful and holy. These two words best describe this place. Located near to the Cologne cathedral, this place can be missed by eyes if not paid attention. Spent approx 20-30 mins relishing this church. One of the go-to places in Cologne.

G L L 7 years ago

OK I was visiting and mass started. I took a seat on the back row. No pocketbook on site. A woman came in and gave me the biggest "get the hell out of my spot look". I waited a minute after she sat on the other side and moved. I'm glad it was not my grave, bam she jumped in that spot. After 45 minutes and people still coming in, I left.