A gentle touch. That’s the first thing you notice about the Mu00e4dchen mit Reh statue here in the Flora. The young girl, her bronze hand resting lightly on the fawn’s back, seems to guide it with a tenderness that transcends the cold metal. The Mu00e4dchen mit Reh, created by sculptor Hans Wildermann in 1911, wasn’t always in this tranquil setting. She once stood proudly on the banks of the Rhine, near where the Theodor-Heuss-Ring is today. But history, as it often does, had other plans. In 1945, the war-torn city needed a lifeline. The Patton Bridge, a temporary structure built by the US Army, was to span the Rhine, connecting the devastated city center to Deutz. The Mu00e4dchen mit Reh, standing in the way of progress, was moved to make way for the bridge. While the Patton Bridge served its purpose for six years, eventually being dismantled in 1951, the Mu00e4dchen mit Reh found a new, permanent home here in the serene beauty of the Flora. So next time you see her, pause a moment. Imagine the girl and her fawn, silent witnesses to Cologne’s tumultuous past, finding peace amidst the flowers.
Центральный дом работников искусств
Step through the grand wooden doors of the Central House of the Workers of Art, and you’ll be transported to