Green Man Pages - Köln (Cologne)
The Cathedral in Cologne is famous for it's twin spires. It can be seen from all over the town. I also found a lovely Green Man roof boss in the Sankt Gereon Kirche (Gereon Str.) I haven't had the opportunity to photograph it yet.
Hohe Domkirche St. Peter und Maria
The building of the cathedral began in 1248 but was not completed until 1880.
You have to look closely to spot these carvings, but they make the central feature for every arch point around the cathedral. Every one is slightly different.
I have included just a few examples here
In the cathedral. It is very dark, and hard to make out the roof bosses, but on one sunny day, this one revealed himself to me
As they have removed sections of scaffolding from the cathedral, more green men have emerged. I found these two on my last visit to Cologne
Unfortunately I was there without my good camera. These will be improved upon next time I am there
Other locations
Sankt Maria im Kapitol. Surprisingly there is just this one Green Man in the church. He is on a confessional
In the grounds of Sankt Maria im Kapitol. A font with a Green Man carving. Presumably it used to be in the church
Kuen Str 2. I love this style of foliate mask - quite common in Germany
A water tower on the Rhein, near to the Chocolate museum
Subbelrather Str
"Moth-head". These carvings are also quite common
Friesen Str. Quite common to some of the carvings on buildings in Dessau
Altstadt (Old town)
The old town hall in Cologne has a great many Green Man carvings
Here are just two examples
