Aachener Dom
Johannes Höhn, Aachener Dom
View of Augustusburg Castle
Johannes Höhn, Tourismus NRW e.V., View of Augustusburg Castle

Most important cultural monumentsUNESCO World Heritage

Emperors and electors, churchmen and great industrialists have left their mark on North Rhine-Westphalia. Five of their magnificent buildings and one historic border are now on the Unesco World Heritage List: Imposing cathedrals, magnificent palaces, monuments from Roman times, a mighty former Benedictine abbey and the most beautiful colliery in the world tell their impressive stories.

  • AachenAachen Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage SiteLearn more
  • Cologne Cathedral
    KölnCologne CathedralLearn more
  • Path to Augustusburg Castle in Brühl
    BrühlBrühl Palaces UNESCO World Heritage SiteLearn more
  • The harbor temple of the Colonia Ulpia Traiana was the second largest temple in the city on the Lower Germanic Limes after the Capitol
    XantenUNESCO World Heritage Site Lower German LimesLearn more
  • The former monastery and present-day Corvey Castle is home to the Ducal House of Ratibor and Corvey
    HöxterCorvey UNESCO World Heritage SiteLearn more
  • UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein, Essen
    EssenZollverein UNESCO World Heritage SiteLearn more

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