#Cologne
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Cologne is more than just the city I live in — it is a living archive of history, art, religion, and culture, layered across millennia. From its Roman foundations to its role as a medieval ecclesiastical center, Cologne has continuously reinvented itself while preserving traces of its diverse past. Its churches, museums, legends, and even culinary quirks reflect a unique blend of civic pride, religious heritage, and regional identity. My articles seek to explore these layers: the Roman temple beneath St. Maria im Kapitol, the political meaning of Groß St. Martin, or the rich iconography inside Kolumba.
But I also trace how Cologne’s identity has been shaped by rupture and resistance: from the destruction of war and the memory of Nazi persecution, to the modern reinterpretation of tradition, as seen in alternative Carnival events or Zen-inspired readings of the Kölsches Grundgesetz. Cologne, with its relics, myths, and contradictions, becomes a microcosm of European history — and through my writing, I try to engage with its many voices, from antiquity to post-war remembrance, from Christian relic trade to East Asian art exhibitions.
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