A wooden model of the word heritage Cologne Cathedral, made Fadel Alkhudr from Syria, is displayed at the Domforum in Cologne, Germany, Saturday, June 18, 2022. (Credit: Martin Meissner/AP.) ...

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Alkhudr, who is Muslim, said he developed such a close connection to the Catholic cathedral that at some point it felt like the building became a part of him.

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — When Syrian refugee Fadel Alkhudr arrived in Germany in 2015, the first thing he saw when he stepped out of the train in Cologne was the city’s majestic cathedral. Alk… ...

A wooden model of the word heritage Cologne Cathedral, made Fadel Alkhudr from Syria, is displayed at the Domforum in Cologne, Germany, Saturday, June 18, 2022.

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — When Syrian refugee Fadel Alkhudr arrived in Germany in 2015, the first thing he saw when he stepped out of the train in Cologne was the city’s majestic cathedral ...

Fadel Alkhudr from Syria poses beside his wooden model of the word heritage Cologne Cathedral on display at the Domforum in Cologne, Germany, Monday, June 20, 2022. Fadel Alkhudr, 42, a woodcarver ...