While walking down the street in Florence I noticed some interesting features that seemed to be integrated into the bricks (and doors) of many buildings. I did some research and found out that these elements were once used for lighting the streets with torches, and hitching horses up to the building (old fashioned parking lots!). I also enjoyed the tremendously ornate door knockers/handles. I think it’s very interesting that most of the architecture in Italy is so much older than what we would consider "old" in North America.
By Amanda Cox, Laura Van Staveren and Anne Charbonneau
Keywords: Design History
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