1946, from ruins to carnival — artwork #11569 · Köln, Germany
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Added 05/08/2026
A timeline panel dated 1946: the left half shows a field of ruins in greyscale, gutted facades and curls of smoke, through which a Sherman tank marked with the white star and an army truck advance. The right half, drawn in simple black line on white, shows the rebuilt quarter with its church and tenements, and a carnival procession of costumed children pulling a cart, balloons in hand.
The artwork 1946, from ruins to carnival is of type graffiti. You can admire it in the city of Köln in Germany, more precisely here: Moltkestraße, Cologne.
This graffiti is also tagged as: fresque, war, noir-et-blanc, history, histoire.
The photo was published on 05-08-2026 by Rabot.
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