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Forgotten Galicia

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Boot Scrapers in St Andrews, Scotland

May 6, 2013

St Andrews, a historic town a few hours away from Edinburgh, has its share of boot scrapers – including some rather unique ones. Finding other uses for these cavities — a sign that boot scrapers are obsolete.

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April 22, 2013

Edinburgh’s Boot Scrapers

Edinburgh is awash with boot scrapers, especially in the New Town (built between 1765 and 1850), where just about every building’s front door or front stairway is flanked by boot scrapers. The boot scrapers come in various designs. Some are attached to the railings of the balconies, but most are […]

March 11, 2013

Chernivtsi’s Boot Scrapers

Chernivtsi has quite a few boot scrapers. This last one is located right in front of a guard stone

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An atlas (aka atlante or atlantid) - a sculpted ma An atlas (aka atlante or atlantid) - a sculpted male figure serving as an architectural support in place of a plain column, pillar, or pilaster.

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