The Museum, which will be discussed in this article, was opened in 1993 by local chocolate factory “Imhoff-Shtollverk”, which produces this delicious product since 1839. It is located 200 metres from the famous Cologne Cathedral.
This article will be presented this unusual historical and very interesting object, located in Germany (Cologne) – the chocolate Museum. Description, location and other information about him can be learned by reading this article.
This is quite an interesting landmark, which can provide for travelers the city of Cologne-Museum Ludwig. It is located in the German Peninsula Rheinauhafen in a rather unusual building in the shape of a ship. The area of the Museum is more than 2000 square meters.
It is Important to note that is a chocolate Museum and not in any factory-confectionery, as is often the case. Going here and keep the artifacts reflecting the long and interesting history of chocolate, the secrets of the technology of its manufacture since the earliest times, beginning with the civilizations of the Aztecs and the Maya and ending with the most advanced products.
Where else can you see firsthand the production of the most tasty and a lot of favorite sweet product? In a city like Cologne. Chocolate Museum may provide the opportunity to anyone who wish. Even when buying tickets to visit all handed out small chocolates it produced.
It Should be noted that in this Museum you can trace the whole process of chocolate making from start to finished product. Even while waiting their turn to visit the factory almost the entire production process to consider in advance, as the production line of chocolate separated by only a transparent glass wall.
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The Museum is located on the Northern part of the promenade, Rainwhen, and it is a modern building, built of brick and glass.
This is one of the most important and well visited tourist attractions of Germany (Cologne). Chocolate Museum, Germany, 60578, Cologne, Shokoladenmuseum, 1A, from other similar museums is different in that it was organized, as already stated above, in a confectionery factory as commonly practiced in other places. This is its peculiarity.
The Interior space is decorated in a modern style: a kind of gallery, transitions, glass and semi-circular stairway.
The main exhibit of the Museum – it is a miniature of a modern factory, where there is the opportunity to see the process of making this tasty sweet product. And all this is automatic and controlled only by two staff using computer equipment. They monitor all production and packaged ready sweet product.
For tourists, especially those who love sweets, a great place to discover fascinating is Cologne (chocolate Museum).
Departments, which are separated by this historic structure, presenting many interesting exhibits. Here you can visit several objects: a greenhouse with tropical plants, a miniature chocolate factory (described in more detail just above) and the hall of the Museum exhibits. At the exit of the building is a small store.
Greenhouse at the Museum is a glass cube with a large area (about 100 square meters). Its height is 10 meters. Grow to exotic plants used in the manufacture of chocolate treats. Here you can fully feel the climate of this tropical forest. In addition to cocoa and coffee trees, vanilla and banana palm trees, this magnificent greenhouse grows more than 60 species of plants from the tropics.
In the greenhouse almost all the time supported the same climate. It is 100% humidity, 30 degrees in the day, below 20 degrees at night, hourly “zapuskaniya" of rain. In the greenhouse everything is very thought out, to the point that you can get into it only through a special sluice doors to maintain the desired climate conditions inside the premises.
Freshly made chocolate products immediately come into the shop located at the Museum, where everyone can purchase according to your taste of any product. In addition, everyone who visited the Museum, offered small but very tasty sweet gift, made in the Museum.
Chocolate Museum (Cologne) demonstrates his exposition of the entire 30-century history of the chocolate business. The exhibits of the premises dedicated to the chocolate industry, its past and present. Most of them devoted to the culture of the Aztecs (the indigenous peoples of Latin America), due to the fact that they were the first who learned how to process cocoa beans.
The exhibition presents ancient recipes for chocolate and other products created on its basis. You can see all the items in any way associated with chocolate production: knives, designed to collectcocoa beans; containers (baskets) for transport; mechanisms, processing these fruits and so on.
The Museum stands abound in curious photographs.
The Main element of the exhibition – of course, chocolate, are presented in this Museum hundreds of types.
For lovers of not only history, but also sweet attractive Cologne. Chocolate Museum in a separate hall presents the products of those firms which occupy the highest positions on the market of products from these raw materials: Kinder Surprise, Ritter Sport, Mars, Milka, Snickers, etc.
The Most impressive and fascinating exhibit of the Museum – a huge 3-metre high chocolate fountain. Is brilliant fantastic Bush. Made of steel with four holes, the liquid chocolate falls into the pool. In total, it circulates about 200 kilos of this delicious sweet mass. Standing next to the girl dips her waffles and treats them all comers.
There is a Museum and its ‘chocolate Atelier”, which everyone, by selecting at its discretion the ingredients can have the chocolate (of course for a payment). Moreover, the whole process of production exclusive of product the customer can sit back and watch.
And for children in the premises of the Museum there are various electronic games and quizzes.
On the upper floor a collection of old machines, used previously for chocolate sales. You can still see the old posters previously used as advertisements, paintings, packaging, utensils, vintage, etc. items concerning chocolate and its production.
There is also a cinema showing nonstop advertising of chocolate, and a separate room dedicated to the history of the most famous in the world, these chocolate brands. Moreover, they are represented by years, among which are very ancient.
This is a wonderful, large Museum.
A Great place to visit for tourists foodies and local residents has the city of Cologne-Museum Ludwig. Reviews about it's warmest. Admiration and surprise is a huge variety of confectionery products offered by the store. From his visit we all remain extremely good impressions and positive emotions.
Here you can choose to taste anything from hundreds of products: chocolate sweets with various fillings; great chocolates; liqueurs and syrups made with chocolate; tiles; various Souvenirs and more.
The top ten most popular museums in Germany located in part of a city like Cologne, the chocolate Museum. It takes a year to 5,000 of the city and approximately 650 thousand visitors.
But right from the beginning i.e. from the moment of its opening, the premises of the chocolate Museum, visited a total of more than eight and a half million people.
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