[Opinion] Controversy as Cologne Cathedral introduces “socially unjust” visitor fee

Controversy as Cologne Cathedral introduces “socially unjust” visitor fee

Plans to introduce a new visitor charge at Cologne Cathedral in Germany are splitting opinion between those who say churches should remain non-commercial spaces and that access to the UNESCO-recognised Gothic masterpiece should not be restricted, and those who point to the high and rising costs of maintaining such buildings. Dating back to 1248, Cologne Cathedral is one of the most recognisable monuments of Catholicism. Once the tallest building…