“What’s that?” you might wonder, peering at these weathered stones half-hidden in the earth. This, my friends, is the Absetzbecken Duffesbach, a whisper from Cologne’s Roman past. You see, long before the grand cathedrals and bustling streets of today, this city was a Roman settlement, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium. And like any thriving Roman city, it needed a reliable water supply. This unassuming basin was once part of an ingenious aqueduct system, transporting fresh water from the hills surrounding Cologne. The water would flow into this settling basin, the Absetzbecken Duffesbach. Here, impurities and sediment would settle to the bottom. This process ensured clean, clear water for the Romans who called Cologne home. Amazing, isn’t it, how even the smallest remnants can tell grand tales of a city’s past? The Absetzbecken Duffesbach reminds us that beneath the modern facade of Cologne lies a history as deep and intriguing as the Roman Empire itself.
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Step through the grand wooden doors of the Central House of the Workers of Art, and you’ll be transported to