Ostermann Platz

Walking through the neighborhood well kept St Martin I came to one of its main squares: Ostermann Platz, with a statue that caught my attention, of several characters I could not identify ... After a few questions and inquiries I realised that this statue was erected in honor of a German singer, originally from Cologne, called Willi Ostermann ... After more questions, because I was amazed a singer was honoured with such a monument, I learned he died in 1930, is an idol and his songs are still popular today among the people of Cologne . For his love for his city, there is a carnival and apparently in this carnival, his songs are still sung ...