Cages of the leaders of the Münster Rebellion (1525) at the steeple of St. Lambert's Church

Image by Rüdiger Wölk

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I remembered seeing cages, like these, hanging from the Cologne cathedral, maybe 20 years ago. But I can't seem to find any reference on it.

Does anyone know if I'm (mis)remembering?
- At Colongne cathedral it is/was a scaffold for construction works that was attached to the towers and was moved along the proceding of the restauration.
  
  Attached to the Lamberti church Münster are three human sized cages which displayed the remains of the executed leaders of the Anabaptists after the 16th century uprising.
  
  Wow, the engineering on that scaffolding must've been pretty interesting.
  
  Essentially cantilivered loads but balanced by the opposing side.
  
  I'd love to see a 3D graphic of it from an oblique angle - like a CAD wireframe.
  
  Thank you. Hope I'm not misremembering to the point that I mistook scaffolding for human sized cages.
You're probably curious: the bones were removed some 50 years later so no, there is nothing left of the rebellion leaders inside.
Dan Carlin has a great Hardcore History episode about this, Prophets of Doom
remember when public executions was the entertainment for the week?

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