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 well-known
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 around
Cologne. The monthly calls to the corps
are just as much a part of the life of the
corps as the family excursions, the men‘s
excursions and the manoeuvres.
Throughout its history, the EhrenGarde