ðə kɐθˈiːdɹəl bɹˈɪdʒ wʌz ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɐdˈɔːɹnd wɪððə stˈætʃuːz ʌv fɹˈiːdɹɪtʃ wˈɪlhɛlm ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹ ʌv pɹˈʌʃə baɪ skˈʌlptɚ ɡˈʌstæv blˈiːsɚ ænd kˈaɪzɚ wˈɪlhɛlm aɪ baɪ fɹˈiːdɹɪtʃ dɹˈeɪk, wˌɪtʃ nˈaʊ stˈænd ɔnðə ɹˈaɪt ˈiːst bˈæŋk ʌvðə ɹˈaɪn sˈiː pˈɪktʃɚz əbˈʌv.
The Cathedral Bridge was already adorned with the statues of Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia by sculptor Gustav Blaeser and Kaiser Wilhelm I by Friedrich Drake, which now stand on the right (east) bank of the Rhine (see pictures above).