The escalator at the Akazienweg U-Bahn station in Cologne-Bickendorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, leads downward, while a glass wall additionally reflects the golden boulder. It appears to balance precariously on a steel girder above the station exit, over the inscription "Ianva Ivdicii" – Latin for "Gate of Judgement". Cologne sculptor Heinrich Brummack created the artwork, the "Gate with the Golden Stone", in 1989. In the vernacular, it is known as the "Fare-Dodger's Monument". The inscriptions reflect Germany's ongoing debate over decriminalising fare-dodging. A first attempt failed in
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Georg BergImage ID:
3EECK1JFile size:
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8079 x 6059 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 is a work of art by Heinrich Brummack. A golden stone balances menacingly on a steel girder above the exit of the Akazienweg underground station. The Latin inscription ‘Ianva Ivdicii’ translates as ‘The Gate of Judgement’. In Cologne vernacular, the artwork is known as the ‘Monument to the Fare-Dodger’. Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
