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NS-Dokumentationszentrum

NS-Documentation Center

"NS" is short for National Socialist. Former headquarters of the Cologne Gestapo, with prison cells. Now the largest regional memorial site in Germany for the victims of the Nazis. Library, media and exhibitions. Near subway stop "Appellhofplatz".

Address: Appellhofplatz 23-25
Hours: Tue-Fri 10:00-18:00, Sat Sun and holidays 11:00-19:00, closed on Mondays
Price: €4.50
Website: museenkoeln.de (opens in a new tab)

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