1934 Cologne Saint Gereon Koln Germany Basilica Church - ORIGINAL GER4

This is an original 1934 photogravure of St. Gereon's Basilica in Cologne, Germany (Deutschland). It is built in the Romanesque style and is the site of Saint Gereon's beheading in the 3rd century. There is a column known as the blood column located in the church that is said to have been splashed by the blood of Saint Gereon, making it a sacred relic. The basilica was first built in 380 AD. The photographer of this image is from the Bildstelle Staatliche of Berlin, Germany. Period Paper is pleased to offer an exceptional collection of historic original photogravures of the landscape, architecture, and people of pre-war Germany. The actual border around the photogravure is larger than what is shown in the digital image, and each image usually has a caption in German, English, French, and Italian which will be included with the item when shipped. However, we wanted to show you the actual image up close and the dimensions provided next to the "Size" indicate the size of the actual pho