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Köln
Stadt Köln
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Gereonskloster 12
(The Qvest, formerly Historisches Archiv)

Gottfried Hagen & Ulrich Zell

artist unknown
1897

Description

Two statues in the façade of the former Historical Archive:

Köln - Gottfried Hagen & Ulrich Zell
Gottfried Hagen
Ulrich Zell

Gottfried Hagen (Xanten 1230-Köln 1299), town clerk of Cologne and author of the Cologne Reimchronik
(Wikipedia).
Ulrich Zell (born prob. Hanau - after 1507), first printer in Cologne (Wikipedia).

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln.

Locatie (N 50°56'36" - E 6°56'40") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw531; Photograph: 14 May 2016
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