A guided tour of the Melaten cemetery
On this shiny Friday morning about 20 participants got together in front of entrance to the Melaten cemetery with the object to use a bit different cultural offer of the Gay Games: two hours guided tour of the 200 year-old cemetery organized by Cologne Women History Federation.
Irene Franken, historian and tour guide, guided the interested man and women through the cemetery history. Famous and unknown women from Cologne, who are resting in pompous or unimpressive graves, were the central point of the tour. Beside benefactress Laura Oelbermann also Maria Clementine Martin found here her last rest. The businesswoman established under her own power a company and a meanwhile worldwide known product: Klosterfrau Melissengeist.
The listener learned about the role of women in the earlier centuries and about the pre-history of the cemetery. Anne from Basel found out at random about the tour: “I just wanted to make a guided city tour and get to know Cologne. I heard from the Gay Games in my hostel”. Since then Anne uses a lot of Fans and Friends offers and combine them with her city trip.
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