Cologne Cathedral’s plans to charge for tickets spark outcry
Limiting access to German church to well-off visitors would be ‘socially unjust’, critics say
Plans at Cologne Cathedral to start charging visitor fees have sparked an outcry, with critics warning against limiting access to the majestic gothic building to the well-off.
Officials said this month that the cathedral, the tallest twin-spired church in the world and a tourist magnet in Germany’s fourth largest city, could only be maintained with a new revenue stream.
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© Photograph: Michael Probst/AP

© Photograph: Michael Probst/AP

© Photograph: Michael Probst/AP