Richard emailed me this winner mansard from Cologne, Germany. He mentioned mansards in Germany are hard to find and I think he is right. When I visited in 2011, I found very few mansards. When my husband returned in 2012, he could find no mansards. You'd think with all the post war construction, there would be more bad mansards. But no. As long as we're talking about Cologne, I am sharing a picture of my grandfather outside of the Cologne Cathedral right after World War 2, probably early 1946. Somehow it stood even though the surrounding areas were destroyed. He would have been on leave during occupation duty in Germany. Thank you Richard. I appreciate that you were able to find me some material in Cologne!
