The shrine of the three kings (The Magi shrine)

The shrine of the three kings (The Magi shrine) is the most celebrated work of art in Cologne Cathedral, the Shrine of the Three Kings, a large gilded sarcophagus dating from the 13th century, and the largest reliquary in the Western world.

It is traditionally believed to hold the remains of the Three Wise Men, whose bones and 2,000-year-old clothes were discovered at the opening of the shrine in 1864.

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