Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

• In a niche at the top a statue of blindfolded Justitia with scales and sword.
• On the parapet of the first floor, three 19th century reliefs show the legendary battle of mayor 'Gryn' against a lion, referring to the clashes between the rival parties Curia/Archbishop and citizenship/Council on the city government, flanked by two bibliocal lion battles.
  
  • Samson's fight with the Lion

    

  • Mayor Gryn's fight against a lion.

    

  • Daniel in the lions' den.

• On the frieze above the arches of the ground floor medallions with heads of Roman emperors. From left to right:

  1	3	4	5	6
  7	8	9	10	11

  (left side)
  1. i. caesar dictator - Julius Caesar (100-44 BC), dictator of the Roman republic (Wikipedia).
  2. (empty)
  3. (head of emperor)
     (front side)
  4. a. viteli. anicvvs imp. avg. p.m.tr.p. - Aulus Vitellius Germanicus Augustus (15-69), Roman emperor 16 April-22 Dec. 69 (Wikipedia).
  5. c. caesar divi avg. pron. avg. - Caligula (12-41), Roman emperor, 37-41 (Wikipedia).
  6. imp. constantinvs max. p.f. avg. - Constantine the Great (272-337), Roman emperor, 306-337 (Wikipedia).
  7. imp. caes. c. ivl. aemil. p.f. avg. - Aemilianus (c. 207/213-153), Roman emperor for three months in 253 (Wikipedia).
  8. ti. clavdivs caesar avg. p.m.tr. p.imp.p.p. - Claudius (10-54), Roman emperor, 41-54 (Wikipedia).
  9. fl. ivl. constans. p.l. avg. - Flavius Julius Constans (c. 323-350), Roman emperor, 337-350 (Wikipedia).
     (south side)
  10. (head of emperor) (Wikipedia).
  11. imp. otho caesar avg. tr.f. - Otho (32-69), Roman emperor for three months in 69 (Wikipedia).
  12. (empty).
  P.M.Tr.P. = Pontifex Maximus Tribunitia Potestas - High priest and holder of Tribunitian power. P.F. Avg. = Pius Felix Augustus - the dutiful [and] fortunate emperor.

Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, Rathaus Köln.
• Monumente, Dem Löwen zum Fraße.

Tags

Location (N 50°56'17" - E 6°57'32")