Domforum, Tourist information center in Altstadt-Nord, Cologne, Germany

The Domforum is a Catholic Church visitor and meeting centre on the Domplatte, facing the west portal of Cologne Cathedral. Fritz Schaller completed the building in 1953 for the Bank für Gemeinwirtschaft; its four upper floors are wrapped in a concrete grid facade whose steel columns also carry the roof over the recessed top floor. A square glazed light well rises through all five storeys to a glass roof, and the ground-floor glazing, meshed in a diamond pattern, lets the Domplatte seem to continue inside.

The building was designed by Fritz Schaller and completed in 1953 for the Bank für Gemeinwirtschaft, whose counter hall was screened by chain curtains. The Archdiocese of Cologne bought the office building at Domkloster 3, listed as a monument since 3 January 1990, in 1991 for 79 million DM and converted it. The Domforum opened here in October 1995, and Domradio followed in June 2000.

The Domforum is run by the association of Cologne's Catholic parishes and doubles as the cathedral's visitor centre, steering some 8,000 guided tours a year for the roughly six million cathedral visitors. Its own programme exceeds 400 events annually, from book readings and exhibitions to talks on faith and city life, and a Room of Silence is open for meditation.

Visitors can purchase tickets for guided cathedral tours and find detailed maps and travel information at the desk. Staff members can provide tips for exploring the Old Town and nearby points of interest.

The pigeon fountain on the north side, by Ewald Mataré, was donated by the Bank für Gemeinwirtschaft, the building's first occupant, in 1953. The bank's former counter hall now serves as an event space with a view over the Domplatte toward the cathedral, the main station and a replica of the cathedral's finial.