Sculpture
11 places in Cologne
The Choir Pillar Figures of Cologne Cathedral
since 1320Fourteen larger-than-life, brightly painted statues of Christ, Mary and the twelve apostles on the pillars of Cologne Cathedral's high choir – a principal work of early 14th-century European sculpture.
Diana with Leaping Antelope
since 1916On the central median of Cologne's Sachsenring stands the bronze sculpture "Diana with Leaping Antelope," created in 1916 by Fritz Behn as a study of movement showing the huntress goddess in unison with a leaping antelope.
Flag in the Wind – Granite Sculpture by Masayuki Nagare at the Aachener Weiher
since 1979On a small artificial island in front of the Museum of East Asian Art, a granite sculpture has stood since 1980 that seeks to depict, despite all its stony weight, a flag fluttering in the wind.
Genoveva Fountain
since 1914A fountain in a Mülheim green space crowned by a life-size sculpture of Saint Genevieve with a child and a stag — the namesake of a street, a grammar school and a swimming pool.
Herakles Slaying the Stymphalian Birds (Bourdelle)
since 1909A 1909 bronze sculpture by Antoine Bourdelle – Cologne's cast stands freely accessible in the courtyard of the WiSo building on the campus of the University of Cologne.
Hermann Joseph Fountain
since 1894A richly figured 1894 fountain on Waidmarkt telling the legend of the "apple saint" Hermann Joseph — considered the high point of sculptor Wilhelm Albermann's work.
Cologne Town Hall Tower Figures – 124 Sculptures on the Ratsturm
Across several generations, 124 figures on Cologne's town hall tower narrate the city's history – from princes and guilds to the patron saints of the "Cologne Heaven".
Märchenbrunnen (Fairy Tale Fountain)
since 1914A 1914 sandstone-and-bronze fountain at the edge of the Mülheim municipal garden, created after designs by Wilhelm Albermann and a protected monument since 1980.
Mülheim Town Fountain
since 1884A roughly ten-metre sandstone fountain from 1884 whose crowned patroness, the "Mülheimia", commemorates the devastating Rhine flood of 1784.
Schmitz Column
A sculpture in Cologne's Old Town in front of Great St. Martin Church that marks the city's 50-metre elevation point and playfully commemorates the Schmitz family and the Moon landing.
