NS Documentation Centre of the City of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
4.5 (1.410 reviews) Monday: Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #8 in Cologne Speciality Museums
Educative and harrowing
Cologne’s National Socialism Documentation Center was founded by a resolution passed by the Cologne city council 1979 and has become the largest regional memorial site in all of Germany for the victims of the Nazis. Since 1988, it has been housed in “EL-DE Haus," the EL-DE building, named for the initials of its owner, Catholic businessman Leopold Dahmen. This building was the headquarters of the Cologne Gestapo (secret police) between December 1935 and March 1945. In the final months of the war, several hundred people, most of them foreign forced laborers, were murdered in the courtyard of the building. In a bit of historical irony, the EL-DE building remained largely untouched by the ravages of the war. The NS Documentation Center (NS-DOC) is dedicated to memorializing the victims of the Nazi regime, as well as research and teaching about Cologne's history during the Nazi era. The former Gestapo prison was inaugurated as a memorial site on December 4, 1981.
Address
Appellhofplatz 23-25, 50667 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Mobile
Website
http://www.museenkoeln.de/ns-dokumentationszentrum/pages/333.aspx
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday : 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday : 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 22:24
User Ratings
4.5 based on (1.410 reviews)
Reviews
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4Liam M 5:00 PM Jan 25, 2020
Never Forget
A piece of history that should never be forgotten. We availed of the English audio tour and it provided a LOT of detailed information - Well worth the price. I would recommend bringing wired headphones though because our arms did get tired holding the device to our ears; it almost looks like a phone. The museum takes you right through the history of WWII and shares harrowing stories of those affected. Like others, I would advise putting aside a couple of hours to get the full experience.
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4Helen 5:00 PM Jan 14, 2023
Interesting
It was interesting to see the various artefacts and building itself, especially the cells downstairs. We werent told about the audio guide but managed to understand well enough by using the english leaflet id picked up and the limited german we know. Downstairs there is english information aswell as german. Its worth noting that its cash only to enter.
