ScienceGermanyCologne Cathedral: Cleaning sandstone with sandTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoScienceGermany03/18/2022March 18, 2022Sandstone has been used for construction purposes for centuries – and was the chief material used to build Cologne Cathedral. To clean the church's now black façade, restorers are turning to the very material the building is made of: sand.https://p.dw.com/p/48gw9Advertisement