Spreading a little love….. Cologne murals

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More Cologne street art

below: LOVE, It’ the Cologne way in three-dimensional blue letters and cursive script. A bee flies past as a toucan watches over the garage entrance. The building has become a garden of flowers including pink hibiscus, pink and red roses, yellow stars, and a white daisy. It was painted by Henning Hüttner

LOVE, It' the Cologne way in three-dimensional blue letters and cursive script. A bee flies past as a toucan watches over the garage entrance. The building has become a garden of flowers including pink hibiscus, pink and red roses, yellow stars, and a white daisy. mural painted by Henning Hüttner

below: “Kolijka” by a pair of Polish artists known as SEPE (aka Michał Wręga) and Chazme. (aka Daniel Chazme) It was painted in 2015 as part of the City Leaks festival

large mural, Kolijka by a pair of Polish artists known as SEPE and Chazme

below: A closer look at one of the figures in the mural. It’s more than ten years old and a little faded but still in good shape.

large mural, Kolijka by a pair of Polish artists known as SEPE and Chazme, close up of one of the men in the mural

below: Mixing paint in a wood bucket while standing on Cologne’s crest – three gold crowns above eleven flames. The three crowns symbolize the Three Wise Men whose bones are said to be kept in a golden sarcophagus in Cologne Cathedral. They were brought in 1164, by Rainald of Dassel, the Archbishop of Cologne; this made the city a major pilgrimage destination.

street art painting of two small men Mixing paint in a wood bucket while standing on Cologne's crest - three gold crowns above eleven flames

below: Another slightly faded mural is “Queen of the Night” painted in 2013 by Swiss artist TIKA, aka Maja Hürst. It too was a City Leaks mural.

below: Painted in 2012 by the Cologne-based artist duo Debug Visuals, consisting of Sebastian Karbowiak and Pierre Galic. The title is “Neighbours”

mural on front of mint green coloured building, by the Cologne-based artist duo Debug Visuals, consisting of Sebastian Karbowiak and Pierre Galic. The title is Neighbours, two large faces talking to each other
part of mural on front of mint green coloured building, by the Cologne-based artist duo Debug Visuals, consisting of Sebastian Karbowiak and Pierre Galic. The title is Neighbours, two large faces talking to each other

below: A bit of crazy colour on the platform at Barbarossaplatz station by Marcus Krips (aka KripsKunst)

mural by Marcus Krips at platform at Barbarossaplatz station

below: Christian Boehmer, “Unmasked”

Unmasked, a mural by Christan Boehner

below: Green botanical and leaf motif wrapping around the base of the building. “Grüne Welle,” painted by Wandgestalten aka Philipp Kabbe

Green botanical and leaf motif wrapping around the base of the building.
Green botanical and leaf motif wrapping around the base of the building and fence

below: Three silly green parrots by Wild Lime. Got any crackers?

three cartoon parrots, mural by wild lime

below: Simba

mural, woman's portrait by Simba
street art, man dressed in blue
painting around window at front of building, rainbow and sun

below: Another face, this one by Henning Hüttner

mural, face, by Henning Hüttner

below: In the Belgian Quarter is a long mural that is a quick trip through the history of the area

Belgian Quarter mural

… with the help of some very little people.

Belgian Quarter mural
Belgian Quarter mural

History from the beginnings of the Earth through to the dinosaurs… and beyond

Belgian Quarter mural, volcano and dinosaurs

Some Romans are involved

Belgian Quarter mural

Wartime and after

Belgian Quarter mural, war time city scene in greys, with after war peacetime in bright colours
Belgian Quarter mural, yellow train engine

The years of peace and love

Belgian Quarter mural, peace symbols, big glasses, love
little character in Belgian mural, sitting, with a big heart on his shirt

Photos taken October 2025

person walking past urban art, in Cologne

Link for more Cologne art on this website – Cologne

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