The St. Alban Church was destroyed by the bombings in World War II, especially that of March 2, 1945. The ruin is now the memorial to commemorate the destruction of Cologne in the Second World War. In the ruins is a copy of the "Grieving Parents", the famous pair of statues by Käthe Kollwitz, which can be found in the German war cemetery Vladslo. There is also a monument for killed prisoners of war.

Memorial Killed Prisoners of War

This monument is located in the ruins of the St. Alban Church. It commemorates prisoners of war who died. They are still waiting for their return to their homeland.