The summer concerts
An open stage with the Rhine behind.
KölnKongress GmbH — Public domain · Matthias Zepper — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Raimond Spekking — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Raimond Spekking — CC BY-SA 4.0
The river cable car is the most enjoyable by a distance: it crosses directly over the Rhine, giving a view of the cathedral and bridges you get nowhere else, and lands at the Rheinpark. The alternative is walking over the Hohenzollern bridge in about twenty minutes. The cable car is seasonal, running spring to autumn.
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The Tanzbrunnen is an open-air stage on the eastern bank of the Rhine, built in 1957 for the federal garden show within the Rheinpark — the large park facing the old town. The name means dancing fountain, a literal description of its origin: a round dance floor set inside a water basin. Its distinguishing feature is the canopy: a roof shaped like a sail or a pointed tent covering the stage, designed by the architect Fritz Schaller in an optimistic 1950s manner that became a design icon for the city. The shape is imprinted in Cologne's memory as much as it is a functional building. Today it is the site of Cologne's major summer concerts: a venue holding thousands seated and standing with the Rhine behind it and the old town skyline and cathedral on the opposite bank. Outside concert season the park is free and open, and walking it is among the finest things in Cologne — with the river cable car crossing overhead.
An open stage with the Rhine behind.
A large free park on the eastern bank.
Rheinpark, 50679 Cologne