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The stone figure of Cologne is above the third plinth from the right outside Gare du Nord.

 

The figure of Cologne by Mathurin Moreau (1865) is one of the eight larger statues on the cornice line of Gare du Nord, representing international destinations reached from Paris by this railway (at that time) as well as Paris.

Cologne

 

They are from left to right:
Frankfurt
Amsterdam
Warsaw
Brussels
Paris
Berlin
Cologne
London
Vienna

 

Cologne stands with her right hand on her hip. She wears a gown draped over her left shoulder and a crown. Her left hand is leaning on a large shield with the insignia of the town.