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This one's a little unfair. First, the old building was destroyed in the war. I can imagine the "modern" rebuild had to do with cost, and maybe some cultural pressure to leave the past in the past. But also, it's not so bad. The beautiful and gigantic cologne cathedral towers above the train station. The big glass windows face the cathedral such that its silhouette dominates the view from the main hall. The glass also reflects the cathedral when you come in from the other side. So while, yes, it's maybe not as beautiful as before, this picture doesn't really do justice to the parts they got right. Cologne is a great city.
