Vortrag: Der Dom als Pferdestall – Vom Ende des Pferdezeitalters

In the organizer's words:

On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 6 p.m., the Historical Archive with the Rhenish Image Archive invites you to a lecture that sheds light on the importance of the horse in the history of Cologne and Europe.

Under the title "The cathedral as a stable. When riding still helped: On the end of the horse age", Professor Dr. Dr. Ulrich Raulff will talk about the role of the horse in war, city life and society. The lecture links the history of the cathedral building with the use of Cologne Cathedral as a stable during the occupation of Cologne by French troops in 1749.

Raulff describes how the cavalry experienced its last great heyday under Napoleon, before the "horse age" came to an irrevocable end at the beginning of the 20th century.

The 19th century, which also saw the highest density of horses in Cologne, shaped cities through the everyday use of horses - with all the advantages and disadvantages that this era brought with it. Raulff humorously recalls that Cologne at the time smelled more of horse apples than 4711.

The lecture is part of the program accompanying the exhibition "Loved, hated, eaten: Cologne animals between cages and baskets", which can be seen until the end of April 2025 in the Historical Archive with the Rheinisches Bildarchiv.

All dates and lecture topics can be found on the website

http://www.geliebt-gehasst-gegessen.de can be found here.

Unless otherwise stated, the events will take place at 6 p.m. in the Historical Archive with Rhenish Image Archive at Eifelwall 5, 50674 Cologne.

Free admission. Please register via AnmeldungArchiv@stadt-koeln.de.

Price information:

Free admission. Registration is requested.