They are Korkmännchen, or Street Yogi and here since 2009.
Distributed all around the city, the number of figures is over 1000.
I bet there’s one next door that you never noticed!
Sometimes we’re so used to a viewpoint, to pass by a crossroad, that we don’t notice the very special elements of it. Some happy cork figures might be smiling at you everyday, but do you keep your eyes open to see them?
-> It’s a matter of how you look at things.