Monday, 5 October 2015

Portals to the Underworld

The secret doors to the unknown.......

The dragon defends the castle and the city and is part of the coat of arms for the City of Ljubljana in Slovenia. It symbolizes strength, courage and might.

The coat of arms of the City of Prague, Czech Republic. Three golden towers inside the fortified walls and an armour clad arm at the open gate.

Not quite a coat of arms but just as eyecatching in Toronto, Ontario, Canada - outside the Ripley's Aquarium.
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16 comments:

  1. Birdman5 October 2015 at 13:28

    Ha! They're spending a lot of big $$$$$$$$$ on sewers, I bet. I say, beautify what's above the ground and just let sewers do their thing. Do we really care what covers look like? I mean, really. hahahahaha

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  2. ann @ studiohyde5 October 2015 at 15:14

    I didn't realise manhole covers could be so interesting :-)

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  3. Elephant's Child5 October 2015 at 15:37

    Love them all. And the last is quirky and fun. There is always room for quirkiness in my world.

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  4. Jono5 October 2015 at 16:19

    I wish we had that kind of class in this town.

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  5. Revrunner5 October 2015 at 17:02

    Love that last one! :-)

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  6. Tomoko5 October 2015 at 20:20

    Very interesting. They are such artistic and symbolizing their histories.I especially like the last one.I enjoyed those arts through your eyes!!I too like to find manhole covers that are new to me. Here, in my area, city's symbol'deer' is designed on many manholes.
    Have a happy October.

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  7. photowannabe5 October 2015 at 22:53

    What a fun artsy series of covers. So much detail. Love d them.
    Loved your comment on my blog about the Silly photo.

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  8. Abby5 October 2015 at 23:47

    Very nice idea! Seems our manholes and their lopsided covers are just car-rattling bumps.

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  9. LL Cool Joe6 October 2015 at 08:36

    I would like to use the PC word for "man hole" cover but have no idea what it is. "Person Hole"? Anyway, I love the last one.

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  10. Suldog6 October 2015 at 12:02

    We have nothing but mundane manhole covers around my parts. Perhaps "City of Boston" written on some, but that's about it. Love the crab.

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  11. Angela6 October 2015 at 22:14

    Whau! It does looks pretty impressive and even artistic in some way.

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  12. EG CameraGirl7 October 2015 at 09:59

    Very cool collection you have here!

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  13. Hilary7 October 2015 at 12:10

    Oh a fun place to focus your camera. Good eye, Shammie!

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  14. Kathleen's Blog7 October 2015 at 16:08

    I would have never thought to pay attention to them......until now!!! Thanks :)

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  15. stardust11 October 2015 at 10:29

    I like your blog title. These manhole covers are so attractive, and the third one is so unique. I’m interested in many patterns, designs, and descriptions printed on them which differ from city to city.

    Yoko

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  16. madretz25 October 2015 at 14:56

    These are some of the best portals I've seen to the underworld. Might not be so scary if the entrance were as charming as these.

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