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[Rosa67]

something tells me that, in terms of ingenuity, it could have been done better, but if sometimes you can take such strange photographs, we owe it precisely to the flair of the person who wanted that thing exactly in that way

 

[loccdor]

Is this to allow people to form a line, and is missing the strings? It does make an interesting picture.

 

[Rosa67]

Is this to allow people to form a line, and is missing the strings? It does make an interesting picture.

yes loccdor, they probably help keep people in line and also stop cars from parking there. Still, it’s a very curious choice by whoever decided

 

[mshchem]

Very curious indeed. I wouldn't want to be a delivery person for this address

 

[Rosa67]

Very curious indeed. I wouldn't want to be a delivery person for this address

no, mshchem, one would want to be a postman here, and maybe not even live here, if every day you have to walk in zigzags like this

 

[Daniela]

Very unsettling...just like the two non matching arches over the door, although a decision for that could be understood.

 

[Rosa67]

Very unsettling...just like the two non matching arches over the door, although a decision for that could be understood.

yes, Daniela, it looks like a defensive solution, designed more to exclude than to welcome, and in my opinion there’s an excessive mismatch between function and the actual risk. It ends up creating a symbolic sense of discomfort too, even if at least it allows for some curious photos