DesiPundit

On the exterior, the first thing you notice after the magnitude of the structure is the crowd milling in the city square right outside the cathedral. The crowd is predominantly made of tourists, but there are a lot of local population, picnickers with kids in tow, or a meeting with friends at the cafe at the square, the place is always busy. I guess that was the way our ancient temple courtyards functioned too… as the meeting place of the townsfolk to mingle and gather, or to see a performance.

Rajan is impressed with the scale and grandeur of the Koln Cathedral and notices several similarities between the cathedral and the temples of India. Nice pictures too.