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The Schildergasse (; ) is a shopping street in central
Schildergasse ist Europas Nummer 1
2008 survey by CB Richard Ellis The Schildergasse is a designated pedestrian zone and stretches for about 500 meters from the Hohe Straße at its eastern end to the Neumarkt at the western end. The street dates back to Roman times, when it was the city's ''
The Schildergasse (; ) is a shopping street in central Cologne
Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...
, Germany. With 13,000 people passing through it every hour, it is the busiest shopping street in Europe, according to a 2008 survey by GfK. Kölner Stadt-AnzeigerSchildergasse ist Europas Nummer 1
2008 survey by CB Richard Ellis The Schildergasse is a designated pedestrian zone and stretches for about 500 meters from the Hohe Straße at its eastern end to the Neumarkt at the western end. The street dates back to Roman times, when it was the city's ''
Decumanus Maximus
In Roman urban planning, a ''decumanus'' was an east–west-oriented road in a Roman city or '' castrum'' (military camp). The main ''decumanus'' of a particular city was the ''decumanus maximus'', or most often simply "the ''decumanus''". In t ...
''. During the Middle Ages it was home to many artists who painted heraldic coats of arms, whence the street's name (''Schilder'' means signs or escutcheons). Among today's landmarks on Schildergasse are the Atoniterkirche, the oldest Protestant church in Cologne, and Peek & Cloppenburg's Weltstadthaus, designed by Renzo Piano.
Nearby places of interest
* Käthe Kollwitz Museum * Rautenstrauch Joest Museum * Schnütgen Museum * Church of St. Cäcilien BasilicaSee also
* List of streets in Cologne * List of leading shopping streets and districts by cityReferences
External links
* http://www.schildergasse.de/ Pedestrian streets in Germany Busking venues Streets in Cologne Shopping districts and streets in Germany Tourist attractions in Cologne Innenstadt, Cologne {{Cologne-geo-stub