Monument to the Bremen Musicians in Bremen

Monument to famous Bremen musicians is installed in Riga and Krasnoyarsk. But the real monument is in Bremen – the place where the fairy-tale troupe of the Brothers Grimm roamed.

The monument was erected by Gerhard Marx in 1951 on the main town hall square of the free city of Bremen. Since then, the hallmark of the city are the figures of a donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster, which stand on top of each other: “The donkey quietly put its front legs on the windowsill, the dog climbed on the back of the donkey, the cat jumped on the dog’s back, and the rooster flew on the cat’s head.” The monument was created with donations from local residents.

It is believed that if you throw a coin into the sewers, you can hear the voices of the Bremen musicians. There are so many people who want to hear the singing of famous fabulous animals that city services often visit the sewers to remove coins.

An interesting fact is that under the Monument to a donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster are kept barrels of old German wine.