Caption

The sandstone figures of Essen's patron saints and Saints Cosmas and Damian in the entrance area of the town hall. With a height of 106 metres and 69, 000 square metres of office space, Essen City Hall is one of the largest in Germany, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

May 28, 2009

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Walter G. Allgöwer

Reference

BRK26D99_262

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33.5Mb (11.2Mb) / 9.2in x 14.1in / 2768 x 4228 (300dpi)

Keywords

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