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284 and position in the Cologne Carnival. It considers itself an important grouping in the social life of Cologne and feels a special connection to its citizens. A visible sign of this connection is not only the participation in the Cologne Carnival procession with approx. 75 riders and numerous valuable coaches but also the acquisition of the biggest and most important medieval city gate, the Hahnentor. Since 1989, this has served as an assembly point for internal meetings but can also be rented out for family parties. In addition to the exhibition room, it houses a regimental museum that shows the past and present history of the EhrenGarde. The EhrenGarde has been travelling abroad on many occasions as an ambassador of Cologne and Germany. London, Paris, Lisbon, Amsterdam, Seoul and Taejon in South Korea, Hong Kong, Bangkok, New York, St. Petersburg, Athens and Istanbul are just some of the places that the EhrenGarde has visited on its many foreign trips. Thanks to the „Zweite Deutsche Fernsehen“ (second German TV channel) broadcasting a Carnival event for several years, the EhrenGarde has become wellknown far beyond the borders of Cologne. Today, the EhrenGarde of the City of Cologne presents itself in many diverse forms. The same as a hundred years ago, the core of the society is formed by the „Active Corps“ with its cavalry and stage presentations during the session, in and History


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