Cologne Lights 2018: Paintings – The Cologne Feuermaler was a fireworks show

Cologne –

"Paintings – Cologne's fire painters" – the motto of the Kölner Lichter 2018 inspired hundreds of thousands Saturday night.

The main fireworks started late at 23:36. The convoy of the ship was not punctual, so the fireworks were no longer in place until later

Pyrotechnic leader Georg Alef Fortunately, the painting chose the subject.

He has gone through different artistic eras such as Impressionism, romance, pop art and surrealism.

50 illuminated boats on the Rhine

The subject came Alef at the sight of the "Window of the judge" in the cathedral. In addition to the main fireworks, smaller fireworks exploded at six secondary locations

About 50 illuminated ships departed from Porz downstream

Visitors therefore enjoyed the day at the Kölner Lichter 2018! Koelner_Lichter_2018_Tanzbrunnen_Buehne “/>

Previously, it had been a sporting event on the Rhine. In the battle for the title of City Master this year, the Eighth of Bonn prevailed on the team of Aachen. Kölner Achter takes sixth place

500 000 Bengal lights are distributed

Visitors on the banks light 500 000 candles distributed free of charge.

Pleasing: The German Red Cross (DRK) had only a few missions to report. "Given the heat, we expected more," said Stefan Wanke of the German Red Cross

Police makes a first positive badessment at the Cologne fires 2018

The police also made a first badessment positive.

According to a first statement early Sunday morning, there were 37 criminal charges, including 17 for badault, eight for insult and five for narcotics violations, seven were arrested.

This is the motto of the Kölner Lichter 2019

After the successful show, the pyrotechnic leader Georg Alef announced the motto of the Kölner Licher 2019. artifice will be dedicated to Jacques Offenbach. Born in Cologne in June 1819, he received fireworks during his jubilee year.

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