Ulm Sparrows Photos

Ulm Sparrows have been associated with Ulm for centuries but the connection became widely known after townspeople, in the late 1800's, adopted a story about sparrows assisting in the building of the Ulm Münster. When workers were confronted with a cart loaded crosswise with beams and therefore too wide to get through the city gate. The story says the workers realized the solution when a sparrow turned a straw sideways to get it into its nest. There are at least 50 whimsical & colorful sparrow statues in Ulm.

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Colorful sparrow sculpture carrying a long straw, named "Pipe Sparrow", emblem of City of Ulm, outside Museum of Bread and Art. Ulm, Germany.Ulm sparrow sculpture group, named Sparrow Duet , depicts symbol of city. Ulm, Germany.Ulm sparrow street art covered with mirrored mosaic, named Faceted Sparrow. Ulm, Germany.Ulm sparrow street art called Ladybug Sparrow painted in red & black. Ulm, Germany.
Colorful sparrow sculpture carrying a long straw, named "Pipe Sparrow", emblem of City of Ulm, outside Museum of Bread and Art. Ulm, Germany.Ulm sparrow sculpture group, named Sparrow Duet (Spatzen-Duett), depicts symbol of city. Ulm, Germany.Ulm sparrow street art covered with mirrored mosaic, named Faceted Sparrow (Facetten-Spatz). Ulm, Germany.Ulm sparrow street art called Ladybug Sparrow (Marienkäfenspatz) painted in red & black. Ulm, Germany.
Ulm sparrow street art painted with flags of Europe called World Sparrow. Ulm, Germany.Ulm sparrow street art carrying room for rent sign. Ulm, Germany.Sparrow, symbol of Ulm, standing in Blau River. Ulm, Germany.
Ulm sparrow street art painted with flags of Europe called World Sparrow (Welt-Spatz). Ulm, Germany.Ulm sparrow street art carrying room for rent (Zimmer Frei) sign. Ulm, Germany.Sparrow, symbol of Ulm, standing in Blau River. Ulm, Germany.
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