Pigeon Fountain
An abstract fountain sculpture by Ewald Mataré on the Domplatte – Cologne's first new fountain after the war, made for the ‘cathedral pigeons'.
The Pigeon Fountain on the Domplatte in front of the cathedral's west side is an abstract fountain sculpture by the sculptor Ewald Mataré, dating from 1953.
At a glance
- Artist
- Ewald Mataré
- Erected
- 1953
- Location
- Domplatte, in front of the cathedral's west façade
- Significance
- Cologne's first new and first abstract fountain after the war
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-06-24
A drinking spot for the cathedral pigeons
Mataré originally designed the fountain as a drinking spot for the "cathedral pigeons" on the station forecourt. As the first newly built fountain after the Second World War and at the same time the city's first abstract one, it marks a new beginning in Cologne fountain art – unobtrusive, yet art-historically significant, right in the shadow of the cathedral.
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Köln-Altstadt-Nord
50667 Köln
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Sources & links
- 🌐 Official website
- Official website (retrieved 2026-06-25)
- Wikidata (retrieved 2026-06-24)
- Wikipedia (retrieved 2026-06-24, rev 254559300)
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