This kind of niches in Via del Molo Mediceo once protected mooring bollards.
Questo tipo di nicchie in via del Molo Mediceo proteggevano bitte per gli ormeggi.
An interesting brick vault in “Via dell'Uffizio dei Grani”. The building, probably one of the oldest in Livorno, is still undergoing a quite long restoration process. (Picture taken in May 2009)