Showing posts with label ironwork. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ironwork. Show all posts

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Iron Brackets

Brackets of the balcony of the Grand Ducal Palace, Piazza del Municipio.
Brackets of the balcony of the Grand Ducal Palace, Piazza del Municipio.
Mensole del balcone di Palazzo Granducale, Piazza del Municipio.

Friday, April 6, 2018

Decorated Gate

Decorated gate, Via Gramsci.
Cancello decorato, via Gramsci

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Old Iron Post

Probably an old lamp post, Via del Molo Mediceo, Livorno
Probably an old lamp post, Via del Molo Mediceo.
Probabilmente un vecchio lampione, via del Molo Mediceo.

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Iron Monogram

An monogram on an iron gate in Via Gramsci, Livorno
A monogram on an iron gate in Via Gramsci.
Un monogramma su un cancello di ferro in via Gramsci.

Thursday, January 4, 2018

The Green Gate

A detail of the gate of the Parterre, Viale Carducci, Livorno
A detail of the gate of the Parterre, Viale Carducci.
Un dettaglio del cancello del Parterre, viale Carducci.

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Curved Railing

Railings in Viale Avvalorati, Livorno
Railings in Viale degli Avvalorati.
Ringhiere in viale degli Avvalorati.

Thursday, November 2, 2017

The Castle and the Bees

The coat of arms of the Province of Livorno, Palazzo Granducale (Grand Ducal Palace), Piazza del Municipio, Livorno
The coat of arms of the Province of Livorno, Palazzo Granducale (Grand Ducal Palace), Piazza del Municipio.
Lo stemma della Provincia di Livorno, Palazzo Granducale, Piazza del Municipio.

Thursday, October 12, 2017

“EP”

EP above a gate, in Via del Fagiano, Livorno
“EP” above a gate, in Via del Fagiano.
“EP” sopra un cancello, in via del Fagiano.

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Finocchietti

Monogram above a front door, Palazzo Finocchietti, Scali Finocchietti, Livorno
Monogram above a front door, Palazzo Finocchietti, Scali Finocchietti. (Already posted on Instagram)
Monogramma su un portone, Palazzo Finocchietti, scali Finocchietti. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Three Decorations

A detail of the Saint Mark's Gate, Piazzale Undici Maggio, Livorno
A detail of the Saint Mark's Gate, Piazzale Undici Maggio. (Already posted on Instagram)
Un dettaglio della Porta San Marco, piazzale Undici Maggio. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

Thursday, January 26, 2017

T or J?

A monogram on a gate, Via Borsi, Livorno
A monogram on a gate in Via Borsi. What letters do you see? An A and a T? Or a J? (Already posted on Instagram)
Un monogramma su un cancello in via Borsi. Che lettere ci vedete? Una A ed una T? O una J? (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Piazza Colonnella

Fanlight window, Piazza Colonnella, Livorno
Quite elaborate ironwork on a fanlight window in Piazza Colonnella.

Sunday, December 6, 2015

Two Iron Flowers

Iron flowers, former Grand Hotel Corallo, Piazza Dante, Livorno
Two iron flowers, from the railings around the former Grand Hotel Corallo, in Piazza Dante.

See also: Iron Flowers

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Warriors

Cast iron spearhead fence, via Gramsci, Livorno
You can see this cast iron spearhead fence in Via Gramsci. A part of it is painted in (rusty) black,
Cast iron spearhead fence, via Gramsci, Livorno
another part in (dirty) white: they look like ancient soldiers facing each other.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Star of Lakshmi

Detail of the railing, scali Manzoni, Fosso Reale, Livorno
We have already seen this detail of the railing of the Fosso Reale as decoration, but in its simplest form it is called Star of Lakshmi and in Hinduism it represents the eight forms of the goddess Lakshmi.
Otherwise, it may just be a Rub el Hizb, a Muslim symbol represented as two overlapping squares, which is used as a marker for the end of a chapter in Arabic calligraphy. You can find it in Unicode as the glyph ۞.
The American band Faith No More used the eight-pointed star on the cover of their 1985 album We Care a Lot and this symbol is present on every page of their website.

External links: Star of Lakshmi - Lakshmi - Rub el Hizb - Faith No More - We Care a Lot (Wikipedia) - Faith No More (Official website)

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Corner Dragon

Wrought iron dragon, Piazza dei Mille / Via de Larderel, Livorno
Wrought iron dragon on the corner of Piazza dei Mille with Via de Larderel, just above a Bowl of Hygieia.

See also: Bowl of Hygieia - Carved Dragon - A Lazy Dragon - Wooden Dragon

Monday, April 2, 2012

Not Handles

Ornate door handle or knocker, via Indipendenza, LivornoIt is not easy to call these things door handles because there is not a visible handle anymore.
Ornate door handle or knocker, via Indipendenza, LivornoThey are on the front door of a building in “Via Indipendenza”, just opposite “Palazzo Uzielli”and its snakes.

See also: Handles - Three Handles - More Handles - Palazzo Uzielli - Snakes

Monday, March 19, 2012

Iron and Rust

Detail of the fanlight window above a front door in, LivornoDetail of the fanlight window above a front door in “Piazza della Vittoria”.