Rebuilding A Pinnacle On Cologne Cathedral

[@scoon2117]

That must feel like an honor to build that. Awesome. May it stand for centuries!

[@samplechannel2fiyd5idjfufjfud]

The way Europe is heading, it might not

[@scoon2117]

@samplechannel2fiyd5idjfufjfud true that

[@vaga4239]

I seriously doubt it, war is coming

[@marcoverginelli9731]

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[@scoon2117]

@@marcoverginelli9731 wat?

[@saarlan6455]

3 Generations of my family worked on the Cathedral as Stone masons. Good to see young folk being involved in history like this.

[@meh.7640]

finishing this thing is a beautiful nightmare that never ends. the building started in 1248 so that it's basically the oldest construction site in the world with 776 years and counting! technically, it was finished in 1880 so that took over 600 years in the first place. but there's constant repairs going on. i live near this and get to see it once a week. it never gets old

[@brandenBGA]

I wonder what kind of metal they're using to melt

[@JayCWhiteCloud]

I doubt most folks know how special this video is...Thank you so much for sharing this and keeping these skills alive in the next generation...!!!

[@SectorSos]

Indeed, that was my first thought. What a great craftsmanship and masonry skills.

[@xndr_mrw]

Why would he make such a facinating project just 4:30 worth of video

[@JayCWhiteCloud]

@@xndr_mrw Frankly...I think he does these videos just because this is what "his generation" does sometimes but this is not "who he is" nor does it interest him that much...at least not yet (?)...I've been in the traditional arts and the restoration of them since the 60s...I still don't have a cell phone...don't want one either...and taking pictures/videos always seemed rather narcissistic, arrogant and more of a distraction from doing "the craft." The medium is the only testament to be left behind, and this young man's work will be here for centuries...but I do agree, documenting the process of these methods, now that we can do it so well should be done more often than it is but sadly "too many" aren't worth watching...He is certainly the exception!!!

[@MineStrongth]

Never would have thought those were leaded together. Learned something today.

[@ClimbLikeAGirl-vz3gt]

I'm curious, does the lead bind to the stone in any way (I'm assuming sandstone) or does it just fill gaps?

[@chipwellington1179]

Study natural Law with Mark Passio

[@kevingeisler6035]

@@ClimbLikeAGirl-vz3gtit’s so it can wiggle and. No break lead never snap or crack only tear

[@1509Freeze]

Can you imagine doing this without modern safety equipment, power tools and only wood scaffolding? Insanity.

[@ILIJA2002]

Es werden jedes Jahr Millionen von Euro in dieses Kunstwerk gesteckt, und ganz ehrlich, da bin ich voll dabei. Geschichte und Handwerk um jeden Preis zu bewahren. Lieber dort mehrere Mil. als wo anders

[@marouane5857]

Millionen*

[@niklasschwarz4447]

as a german i have to say great work and thank you

[@Heeect00rrr]

This guy is part of history now. Great job brother!👍🏻

[@Nymeri0n]

i am from cologne and i would like to thank you for your service!

[@Leo-np2uy]

Thank you for restoring the cathedral and preserving its beauty. Greetings from Germany ⬛🟥🟨

[@camkai1998]

That much detail that only a few will see close up. Amazing work

[@smirni18]

Thank u for maintaining and caring for our Dom! ❤ Kölner are very emotional attached to the Dom, it has such a long history. One must feel very proud to be a part of its history. Thank u for showing me. And OMFG the View from the top, the feelings u must have felt standing there. SO COOL. Keep sharing!

[@thijsheesen4901]

i love these longer videos really showing off the craftmanship and work that goes into it, very fascinating

[@adacskipper]

One of my favorite cathedrals in the world. Absolutely amazing!!

[@No_Name_Found_1]

Ming Jung, schön vorsichtig mit unserem Dom

[@CherryDiMilo]

da hat er was für sein Lebenslauf 🙂

[@xdev_henry]

Never thought I’d ever get to see what they are doing up there all these years (to come). Thanks for sharing!

[@michaelvittorio1791]

I used to think fighter pilot is was the coolest job. THIS is the coolest job! Keep up the great work

[@mravka9]

What a wonderful opportunity to rebuild part of the magnificent Cologne Cathedral. Your work is incredible!

[@Barbican-Ldn]

We need not just professional and technical expertise but also artisans with a whole heart of love and respect like you guys❤🙏

[@marias2169]

WOW!! Awesome video! An old-timer friend helped me set a railing in my stone steps using molten lead- so neat to see your free-form clay funnels to place it for the cathedral! I studied in Cologne in 1990, and marveled at the Dom then. They say it will never be finished, because work like yours is continuously needed. Thanks for your careful workmanship.

[@caravanlifenz]

Cologne Cathedral is so beautiful ❤ God bless these workers.

[@Mabbi54]

Thank you guys for helping to preserve this magnificent building! I look forward to visiting the cathedral soon.

[@peterjunior]

That’s just incredible, what a beautiful admirable profession you got!

[@xTheTOSHIBAx]

Wolfgang musy be the most baddas german name

[@Tovaritch51]

Thank you for repair our dom 💪

[@SMullen-iw3ds]

It's good to see a young tradesman with talent reach the pinnacle of his trade.

[@TehKhronicler]

I love how there are secret vandalizations of 'I was here' on the inside that nobody will see except the other workers, major clout

[@berkleypearl2363]

Woah. I’m floored, astounded, and so glad that this restoration project is so successful

[@Hamishtarah]

I'm flabbergasted!! All these new parts have been so perfectly carved. they aree genuinly flawless snd sicovering how they are all repalced and put together, that is son fascinating and interesting. Thank you very much indeed for the upload.

[@TomOhawk2]

This is an amazing film. Thankyou so much.

[@w_404]

The saying is “ when cologne cathedral is finished the world will end” so thank you for preventing it

[@kiuk_kiks]

That’s not vandalism.

[@Spitzerpinsel]

Nice job Bro, thats my City thank you so much for this Beautifaul job. Klasse 💪👍

[@thestoneforestchannel]

Excellent work, a stonemason from Barcelona.

[@jnielson1121]

This is incredible!! There are photos from the late 1880s of the top of the incomplete Cologne towers with the original medieval crane still in place. We've come such a long way.

[@captainflyaway6886]

It is a great honor to work on this masterpiece and help ensure it is preserved. Thank you for keeping our “Wunder” alive!

[@jordonvh91]

Getting to put your small stamp on an iconic piece of history is such a cool thing. Having that kind of view from "the office" is just icing on the cake

[@robl8373]

I live only 10min walking from there and I must say this is pure art and talent. You guys have done an incredible job and you put a lot of effort in it in maintaining this cathedral which is more than 770 years old! Great team work. The man working together with you has a KÖLSCH dialect, it does sound very cool and funny. Let us know once you’ll be back ;) Danke - thank you from Köln

[@LukasMioMio]

That looks amazing! I love cologne and im grateful for your contribution to the Kölner Dom 😊

[@freeridefried]

Those boys from Cologne are Champions!

[@MaxMustermann-ym3wb]

Ich habe Höhenangst und bekomme schon beim Zuschauen fast einen Herzinfarkt. Aber beeindruckende Arbeit. Wirklich unglaublich toll! Danke!

[@Tash-m2o]

Absolutely Brilliant- big respect to all of you.

[@raymondoverson8715]

One of the most amazing videos all year. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@AbrahamLincolnSon]

it's even more fascinating to think back then they were able to built it with so much less assistance and machinery than we have today

[@khanusmagnus577]

How do you know that?

[@fefe9962]

@@khanusmagnus577well did they have power tools and heavy machinery ~700 years ago? no

[@MS-hw3xt]

It's funny how people think the Cologne Cathedral was under continuous construction for centuries, when in reality, there was a long halt in building. The cathedral stood as an unfinished ruin for nearly 300 years, and it was only in the 19th century that it was completed in just over 40 years!

[@piggyzach]

You're doing a public service by recording and uploading this gorgeous and admirable work.

[@aalibasah2394]

Bravo. Well done you all. I am so glad you can still do the craft. The Dom in Köln is one of my favorite buildings in the world❤😊

[@philiphomburger]

My mom is from a town near Cologne. Its really cool to see this since I've seen the scaffolding there for so long and never got to see the process!

[@knucklesdamone916]

i need to see more of this type of stuff ..I never seen something so cool in my life

[@14sgdpg82]

you are extremley lucky to work on a piece of history like this

[@recklesslycalm]

I live near Cologne and walked past the Cologne Cathedral quite a few times since they put up the scaffolding. It's quite interesting to see what's actually happening up there. The work you and your colleagues do is simply amazing.

[@tenhoevel]

thanks for this amazing view from the Dom. Living in Cologne and seeing the Cathedral every day a view times, i always forgett that it's build from a light colored stone and not that blacked color it has today.

[@antoniomilone5472]

Absolutely beautiful! What craftsmanship and history to continue!

[@Simon-ho6ly]

Oh this is cool! finally something more long format, please consider doing more of these!

[@norbertdiel8555]

Great video, great work, Charlie! Keep on!

[@rickb3078]

Wonderful stuff. Thank you for the insights 😊

[@annakratochvilova3287-m8p]

Je dobře vědět že jsou lidé kteří ochraňuj i památky tedy díla našich předků pro budoucnost ❤❤❤❤

[@higolon]

I live near Cologne and i know they have been restaurating the cathedral basically forever, but i really couldn’t fathom how much work is put in there every day, very interesting to see how the process works, thanks

[@nelfurdui]

What an amazing job ! I was there 4 months ago, i realised now, you were working over there, i could see on my pictures, which i didn't know at the time. Good job ! You are in the history books now !

[@Littlebit1031]

Love the dedication. It’s a magnificent building and I’m so glad it’s still undergoing restoration

[@embreis2257]

it's such a massive building that it took more than 600yrs to complete. if you ever owned a house yourself you know the work is never done. constant maintenance is required and such a massive building needs maintenance on an epic scale - constantly.

[@kingkaruz0194]

Nice work man im from Cologne thanks for help Fixing our "DOM"

[@igormarins1227]

What a lovely job you done here sir.

[@darrenpounder8453]

Love your videos Charlie, so much skill, a proper artisan, I've got PTSD and these videos relax me, keep them up mate, well done 😊

[@OLBarbok]

Thanks for documenting this, I am always facinated by these types of works and think it is genuinly an important historic piece of preservation to also have a recording of the process.

[@sonnygirl8823]

I can’t imagine how they did this when they first built this cathedral beautiful job you all should be very proud

[@PaddyPatrone]

Dude, I saw your short videos on Facebook. So glad you actually have a proper KZbin Channel. This is pure gold. Keep up the good work !

[@dergroebiertrinkendebar562]

Cool to know that some of your work is here in Germany. I actually passed through cologne today. Truly a beautiful cathedral.

[@Sussy_Salami]

Thanks for repairing it Ich lebe in der nähe von Köln

[@ShengTheCraftsman]

a team of amazing people doing amazing work

[@sergeiperschke898]

Das ist auch mein Lebenswerk und da bin ich stolz darauf.

[@fjs_forfjun1107]

What a cool job!

[@Asczery]

„Hat sich da gerade mehr bewegt als es sollte“😂

[@Eric-jo8uh]

Much admiration for the skill of these men. Respect👍👍👏👏from Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@PerpetualVoyager]

Incredible job. Kind of jealous

[@TrapperAaron]

The lead keying is so beautiful! I especially love how they swaged it into the keys after pouring. It's like doing inlay work on a much loved gun.

[@daveweiss5647]

Great job guys! As an American it is amazing to see people working on a job site with no helmets or reflective gear, but very cool!

[@davidhjortnaes2000]

reflective gear 200 feet up would only be required by OSHA

[@dmystify1381]

only required if you want to watch a person falling from the sky 🤷‍♀

[@fabianbraun2742]

Great video and great work. Love it.

[@UnimportantAcc]

Top geeza representing Kent

[@kimeiga]

It blows my mind how small the margins of error are and yet people in construction have to do precision work at these altitudes all over the world every day

[@benkoviccc]

holy sh.... i`ve been so many times in our "Dom" with friends and family, watching you rebuilding pieces is just great! thank you for charing this experience!

[@HansKlopek]

Ive always wondered what was used to reinforce the stone. Thank you for this insight.

[@vitryugun5371]

My personal experiences with Cologne cathedral, which still live in my heart after 20+ years: 1) Stepping out of the railway station and seeing this huge building looming over you 2) Being there at 6 am under heavy and cold rain and not a single tourist in sight inside and outside, except our small group of exchange students 3) Feeling his mighty bells with whole body when standing in front of the main entrance

[@RoninClips333]

Please make more longer videos of stone working. There is not much on KZbin and I would love to see more! ❤

[@Igoryunchik]

Finally I can see this precise work from the ground when I visit Cologne😎

[@toeknee5464]

Cover more of this project if you can and maybe longer videos great stuff

[@robertk3016]

This is the type of art we need to start bringing back into society. What do people have to look forward to when they are surrounded by bland buildings that look like prisons? But then you look up and see art like this and it motivates future generations.

[@romanii2112]

This cathedral is so beautiful! ❤

[@hitts8928]

Bro is part of history

[@OrganMusicYT]

Preserving our past for the future is an invaluable endeavour that upholds our rich history and heritage. It is a tremendous privilege to be able to contribute to this noble cause, and I commend you wholeheartedly for the meaningful work you are doing. By safeguarding and maintaining a historic and monumental building, you are ensuring that it stands tall for generations to come and that future visitors have the opportunity to witness the greatness of our past. This is undoubtedly a source of immense pride, as you play an instrumental role in creating an enduring legacy for all to see and appreciate. As someone who has had the opportunity to work on restoring pipe organs, I can empathise with the deep satisfaction and fulfilment that comes from knowing that the music people will hear for generations is directly influenced by your actions. It is a testament to your craftsmanship and dedication that your work will continue to resonate and bring joy to countless individuals for years. Your efforts are commendable, and your impact on preserving our cultural heritage is immeasurable.

[@E.T.GARAGE]

👍😎👍 Amazing job and workmanship.

[@HowGamersPlay]

Seeing the process of how todays stone masons do these large tasks makes me think of the incredible amount of work and skill that these originally were built with! Truly amazing...

[@vargvvarriorr4255]

What a beautiful building. The biggest justice hall of all around the world!!!! Brussels.

[@DJEntroP]

what has the justice hall in brussels to do with the cologne cathedral?

[@ianmoore2850]

Stonework like this is legit magic

[@SaintGangle]

Massive respect to you and all involved on the repair! In another life, should I not have chose my current profession, I would have absolutely wanted to become a sculptor and stonemason. Something about having your personal work showcased for 1000 years is mesmorizing to me.

[@johanneswilhelmgerhardt3807]

WONDERFUL! You're so Awesome.

[@rrl4245]

That cathedral is so very magnificent. And the museum beneath is fascinating, as well.

[@davidnash1220]

Absolutely fantastic 👏

[@constantinepenguamo4050]

This is absolutely incredible!

[@dominicmeehan8322]

This is just amazing, fantastic.

[@incyphe]

This was an amazing video. Thank you so much for sharing it. I studied medieval architecture and hundreds of cathedrals in college. Cologne Cathedral is my favorite, followed by St. Chapelle.

[@GozzyWozzy-m2e]

To think at one time when this was originally built, they didn’t have the technology we have today nor the type of scaffolding to do it

[@one2tre960]

bueno,habia tecnologia similar pero un poco mas rustico,los andamios serian el menor de los problemas lmao

[@beaukneaus69420]

With all the technology and machinery we have today I think we kind of underestimate just what humans by themselves are capable of.

[@thanos7110]

You don't know that. I bet what they did have was very similar.

[@beaukneaus69420]

@@thanos7110 one can never say for sure but the archaeological record would suggest that they didn't even discover steel until 1500 years after the Great pyramid was built. That's just steel, that doesn't take into account cranes and bulldozers and all the other types of modern machinery that are in use today.

[@rusio_]

Nice to see you visiting my city❤