The Gate with the Golden Stone marks the entrance to the Akazienweg U-Bahn station on Venloer Straße in Cologne-Bickendorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The inscription "Viatori Illegali" – Latin for "the unlawful traveller" – decorates the crossbeam. Cologne sculptor Heinrich Brummack created the artwork in 1989 as part of a municipal programme to commission art for the new Ehrenfeld U-Bahn stations. Locally, it is known as the "Fare-Dodger's Monument". Autumn-coloured trees line the street in the background. The inscriptions reflect Germany's ongoing debate over decriminalising fare-dodg
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Georg BergImage ID:
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8080 x 6058 px | 68.4 x 51.3 cm | 26.9 x 20.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
14 October 2025Location:
Venloer Straße, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyMore information:
The gate with the golden stone at the entrance to the Akazienweg underground station on Venloer Straße in Cologne is also known locally as the ‘Fare-Dodger’s Monument’. The inscription ‘Viatori Illegali’ is Latin for ‘illegal travellers’. Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
