Friday, April 24, 2015

More Cannons

Old cannons used as bollards, Molo Novo, Livorno
The first cannons recycled as bollards we have seen were those around the North Lighthouse. There are many more around the South Lighthouse at the other end of the “Diga Curvilinea” (Curvilinear Breakwater).
Old cannon used as bollard, port of Livorno
Old cannon used as bollard, port of Livorno
Two more cannons are quite at hand at the entrance of the Porto Mediceo: one is just past the pilots' boats, the other lies by the green light of the port.

See also: Two Cannons - The North Lighthouse - Green Light

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15 comments:

  1. LowellApril 24, 2015 at 12:16 AM

    Love that lighthouse! And the green light. Glad that the old canons have been repurposed.

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  2. RevrunnerApril 24, 2015 at 12:20 AM

    Sort of like swords into ploughshares. :-)

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  3. RedPatApril 24, 2015 at 12:20 AM

    Reuse and recycle! ;-))

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  4. William KendallApril 24, 2015 at 12:25 AM

    That's quite a different use. I really like the setting.

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  5. BirdmanApril 24, 2015 at 1:54 AM

    Bang!

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  6. KateApril 24, 2015 at 2:07 AM

    The buildings and lighthouse are massive and heavy with stones.

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  7. JackApril 24, 2015 at 4:06 AM

    Cannons to bollards? That is not a use I would have come up with.

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  8. RandyApril 24, 2015 at 6:34 AM

    That's alot of rust.

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  9. HalcyonApril 24, 2015 at 9:08 AM

    I like the idea of recycling cannons. Make barriers, not war.

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  10. DinaApril 24, 2015 at 9:13 AM

    I wish we had so many old cannons to repurpose like that.
    Did they really put a solar panel on the lighthouse?

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  11. Luis GomezApril 24, 2015 at 12:41 PM

    Love these shots VP.

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  12. KarlApril 24, 2015 at 2:05 PM

    This is a good use of old cannons.
    Love the first shot !

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  13. EG CameraGirlApril 24, 2015 at 2:16 PM

    The lighthouse is very different from ay I have ever seen! It's very attractive!

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  14. UnknownApril 24, 2015 at 5:25 PM

    How interesting! Clever idea.

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  15. MoApril 24, 2015 at 6:10 PM

    Many of London's bollards are recycled old canons. A much better use of them in my opinion.

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