street furniture Archives - Forgotten Galicia https://forgottengalicia.com/tag/street-furniture/ Remnants of the past found in Lviv, Galicia & the former Austrian Empire Sat, 10 Oct 2020 12:34:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://forgottengalicia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Bird-150x150.png street furniture Archives - Forgotten Galicia https://forgottengalicia.com/tag/street-furniture/ 32 32 Guard Stones of Lviv: Protecting the City’s Corners https://forgottengalicia.com/guard-stones-lviv/ https://forgottengalicia.com/guard-stones-lviv/#respond Wed, 09 Aug 2017 06:03:23 +0000 http://forgottengalicia.com/?p=503 Guard stones are exterior architectural elements made of metal, stone, or concrete located at the corners of entryways, carriage driveways, or gateways to protect walls from carriage wheel damage. Once an important element of the horse-drawn transportation infrastructure, guard stones have become largely obsolete as cars do not pose the […]

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