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Forgotten Galicia

Forgotten Galicia

Remnants of the past found in Lviv, Galicia & the former Austrian Empire

Tag: hitching rings

Hitching Rings in Tallinn

October 16, 2013

I think these are hitching rings near a medieval door in Tallinn’s old town.

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June 17, 2013

Hitching Rings in Lublin and Warsaw

Lublin, Poland, still has some intact horse hitching rings. They are attached to the front of several buildings in downtown Lublin. These iron rings would have been used to tie up horses by people doing errands downtown. They probably started to fall out of use in the 1920s. I also […]

Forgotten Galicia

A sampling of antique tiles around Przemyśl #til A sampling of antique tiles around Przemyśl 
#tilelove #tilepattern #oldtiles #tileaddiction #antiquetiles #vintagetiles #addicted_to_details #archidetails #architecturehunter #architecture_hunter #architecturaldetail #architektura #floortiles #tiles #przemyśl #galicja #galicia
#paintedceiling #fresco #frescos #mural #murals #a #paintedceiling #fresco #frescos #mural #murals #archidetails #artnouveau #architecture_hunter #architecturehunter #architecturalornamentation #architectural_ornamentation #architecturaldetail #architektura #przemyśl #galicia #galicja
Old gate with manufacturer's mark #gate #gates #fe Old gate with manufacturer's mark
#gate #gates #fence #ironwork #metalwork #archidetails #architecture_hunter #architecturaldetail #manufacturersmark #makersmark #inscription #oldsigns #oldsignage #przemyśl #galicja #galicia
Great corner buildings with domes #archidetails #a Great corner buildings with domes
#archidetails #architecture_hunter #architektura #architecturaldetail #architecturalornamentation #domes #cornerbuilding #cornerbuildings #architecturelovers #oldbuildings #dome #krakow #kraków #galicja #galicia
Examples of recessed portals in Modernist (Functio Examples of recessed portals in Modernist (Functionalist) buildings across Kraków. This type of portal was originally found in Romanesque and Gothic church portals, which have multiple set-back arches resting on a series of jambs. A much-simplified recessed portal, inspired by the original church portals, was used later in architectural styles such as Art Deco and Functionalism (many great examples can be found in both Kraków and Lviv).
#modernisthouse #functionalism
#modernistarchitecture #recessedportal #archidetails #architecture_hunter #architektura #architecturaldetail #archihunter #krakow #kraków #modernizm #doordetail #doors #olddoors #doorway #poland
A beautiful old door with the signature of the cra A beautiful old door with the signature of the craftsman who created it - Wł Meresiński. Władysław Meresiński was also the owner of this building. This type of mark carved into the door by the carpenter, several examples of which can be found around Kraków, is not something I've seen in Lviv.
 #doordetail #doors #door #carvedwood #woodendoors #woodendoor #woodwork #ironwork #metalwork #artnouveau #artnouveaustyle #secession #secesja #inscription #typography #makersmark #krakow #kraków #galicja #galicia #archidetails #architecture_hunter #architektura #archihunter #architecturaldetail
The grave of my favorite Kraków architect Teodor The grave of my favorite Kraków architect Teodor Talowski – one of the most important Polish architects of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He has been described as the “Galician Gaudi” or the “Polish Gaudi” because he combined many architectural styles. His works include apartment buildings, churches, chapels, and public buildings in Kraków, Lviv, and other cities and towns throughout former Austrian Galicia. Teodor Talowski designed the tomb himself. 
#teodortalowski #cmentarzrakowicki
#rakowickicemetery #necropolis #cemeteries #cemetery #graves #oldgraves #tomb #tombs #krakow #kraków #galicja #galicia
Kraków’s main Rakowicki Cemetery is the final r Kraków’s main Rakowicki Cemetery is the final resting place for prominent Ukrainians as well as hundreds of the soldiers, and some leaders, of Ukraine’s wars for independence of a century ago (1917-21): Monument to Ukrainians (soldiers, officers, and civilians) who died in Dąbie internment camp - “They died to resurrect a free Ukraine”; Grave of Bohdan Lepkyi - a Ukrainian writer, poet, scholar, public figure, and artist; Grave of Stepan Smal-Stotsky - a Ukrainian linguist and academician, Slavist, cultural and political figure, member of the Union for the Liberation of Ukraine, and ambassador of the West Ukrainian People's Republic in Prague; Grave of a Ukrainian Teodoziy Stashko.
#standwithukraine #nowarinukraine #cemetery #cemeteries #necropolis #graves #oldgraves #ukrainianhistory #ukrainianindependence #famousukrainians #rakowickicemetery #краків #krakow #kraków #galicia #galicja
Great building with details on Wrzesińska Street Great building with details on Wrzesińska Street
#artnouveau #archidetails #architecture_hunter #architecturehunter #artnouveaustyle #secession #secesja #neobaroque #railing #balustrade #tiles #addicted_to_details #tilefloor #floortiles #tilepattern #tilelove #oldtiles #oldbuildings #fresco #paintedceiling #staircases #stairwells #krakow #kraków #galicja #galicia
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