Frightening on so many levels.
A resident living close to the site commented: 'Just think if this had happened only a week earlier.' Last week the Cologne Carneval Parade took its course through this very road, it's one of the most popular spots in the city, hundreds of people cramming on the sidewalks.
Besides the fact that there were people killed (which is upsetting as it is) there is also to consider that this building basically contained the entire memory of a 2ooo-year-old city. It's like a brainwash on an unfathomable scale.
There will be rain today and strong winds, not much of a chance to save anything. All gone.
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