Düsseldorf, Cologne and Bonn are major cities in Nordrhein-Westfalen, the most populous, wealthiest and westernmost state in Germany.
DÜSSELDORF: Town hall and statue of Jan Wellem in old town (Altstadt)
Samples of architecture in the old town
Schloßturm (castle tower; right) at Burgplatz now houses shipping museum
Religious sculptures at St. Lambertus Basilica, church spire (previous pic, left)
Boats offering recreational cruises along the Düsseldorf stretch of Rhine River
Düsseldorf-Hafen and Rheinturm Düsseldorf, a telecommunications tower
Königsallee (Kö) is the venue for high-end shopping in Düsseldorf
The canal that runs along the centre of Königsallee
COLOGNE: Central Station, next to the Cologne Cathedral
Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)
The interior of the cathedral
The cathedral bell
Hohenzollern Bridge and River Rhine, viewed from the cathedral tower
Great St. Martin Church by the River Rhine, from the tower
Street scene in downtown Cologne
BONN: Beethoven statue at the Münsterplatz
Sterntor, a reconstructed gate of the medieval city wall
Beethoven House in which the composer was born in 1770
The courtyard in Beethovan House
Bonn Minster with sculptures depicting the heads of Saints Cassius & Florentius
The old townhall in Bonn
Street scene in Bonn