ScienceGermanyCologne Cathedral: Cleaning sandstone with sand05:37This browser does not support the video element.ScienceGermany03/18/2022March 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.Copy linkAdvertisement