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Historic Signs and Symbols

A collection of decorative signs and manhole covers featuring intricate designs and historical elements from different European locations.

Europe, Czech Republic, Kutna Hora. Skull made of cobblestones at entry to Church of Bones.
Europe, Czech Republic, Kutna Hora. Skull made of cobblestones at entry to Church of Bones.
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La Troupe clothing shop, Spanish colonial buildings occupied by upmarket shops, Calle de los Frailes, Vallodolid, Yucatan, Mexico.Nose shield, Golden Crown, Lindau, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeManhole Budapest BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - JULY 13, 2015: Manhole Cover Distinctive Art at Street in Budapest, Hungary. Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkoxBericx 11507119Friedland, Germany - 06.07.2023 - coat of arms on an old wall of Friedland, Germany - 06.07.2023 - coat of arms on an old wall copyright: xzoonar.com/artox 21174232Europe, Czech Republic, Kutna Hora. Skull made of cobblestones at entry to Church of Bones.House numberhatch in ground close upHouse number plate, number 6, number six, Bremen, Germany, EuropeSoiled stumbling stones by Cologne artist Gunter Demnig commemorating murdered Jewish fellow citizens by the Nazi regime in the Third Reich, Giesebrechtstrasse, Berlin, Germany, EuropeHouse sign Swan from 1777, an earlier house numbering 1536, Fuell 12, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeFrench physicist and mathematician Blaise Pascal, Gallic warrior Vercingetorix and Catholic Pope Urbain, also Urban II on plaque, stumbling stone, marker on the asphalt, Clermont-Ferrand, Departement Puy-de-Dome, Region Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France, EuropeBakery signboard, pretzel, Goerlitz, Oberlauasitz, Saxony, Germany, EuropeItaly, Val d'Orcia in Tuscany, province of Siena, Pienza. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Street signs for Antique store.Baker's coat of arms and window with flowers, bakery, Ahlen, Muensterland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, EuropeRome, Italy. Tradiotional vintage style coffee sign on the wallNumber 25 at the heritage building in New Westminster, British Columbia, CanadaManhole cover, Klodzko, Lower Silesia, Poland, Europeorange wooden park bench and portuguese calcada pavementStreet signWooden board with food in the fragile window frame in MuranoPortugal. Lisbon. Typical portuguese cobblestone hand-made pavement Poland, Wroclaw, Wroclaw's dwarfs, former symbol of resistance, book printerFrance, Burgundy, Nievre, Nevers. Decorative flags in front of a wallSpain, Extremadura, Olivenza, No Entry sign on Plaza Marceliano Ortiz Blasco.number 181 An image of the number 181 on the wall Copyright: xZoonar.com/magannx 4432521Miniatur-Osterrad in Lügde Miniatur-Osterrad in Lügde Copyright: xZoonar.com/AntjexLindert-Rottkex 2963635England, London, West Street, West End. The Ivy Sign hanging on the outside of the famous west end restaurant, known for the rich and famous clientele that regularly dine there.Number twelve on a wallHouse number 21 tiles on a house wall with house number 21 copyright: xzoonar.com/angax 4129052Manhole cover with Muenchner Kindl, City of Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeBelgium, Bruges, bronze seashell marking of the Camino de Santiago religious pilgrimage routeRusty manhole cover with city coat of arms, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeShop selling old curios, Zurich, Switzerland Copyright: xAshaxAdatia/DinodiaxPhotoxCezanne, stumbling stone, marker, coat of arms, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, EuropeChalky paraguay flag painted with color chalk on grunge old brick wallStreet Sign With Drawing Under ItHouse number 21 Painted tiles on a house wall with house number 21Sewer cover decorated, Cesky Krumlov, Czech RepublicThe Wishing Bronze bell in Kanonia Square in the old town of Warsaw, Poland Old town cracked bell from the cathedral now in town square. Tourist attraction travel destinationWine barrel with Japanese lettering, Ruedesheim am Rhein, Middle Rhine Valley, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europealphabet abstract in vintage letterpress wood type printing blcoks against textured bark paperPlace of work of the first female doctor DOROTHEA ERXLEBEN, 1715-1762, memorial plaque and portrait medallionQuaint shop in Italy with weathered stone wall facade and decorative flower baskets; Volterra, ItalyPIENZA, TUSCANY, ITALY - MAY 19 : Old sign in Pienza, Tuscany on May 19, 2013Crown, coronation trail, historic old part of town, Bratislava, Slovakia, EuropeRed warning sign on brick wallGriffin guesthouse sign, Rothenburg, GermanyArmor, Restaurant Sign, Firenze, Tuscany, ItalyLargest gift basket in the world, Lichtenfels, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeStauffenhaus fraternity staaufia with flag stauffenhaus fraternity staaufia with flagUSA, Arizona, Scottsdale. Bronze Cosanti symbol embedded into sidewalkNummer 10 Nummer 10 Copyright: xZoonar.com/angetax 5858006Gullideckel, manhole cover, gully, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, EuropeFrance, Paris, road sign, Avenue des Champs Elysees, close upKimberley Club. A national monument since 1984, the Kimberley Club was established in August 1881.Italian flag over a weathered old shop sign, Radda in Chianti, Chianti Region, Tuscany, Italy, EuropeLa Rambla street sign, Barcelona, SpainBillboard near signpost sidewalkUSA, California, Palm Springs. Walk of Fame, sidewalk stars, Rock Hudson, actor.Toothpick rainbow flag on cobblestone pavement. Gay pride symbol. Copy space.Old wine barrel on a house wall with artistic lettering and painting as a decorative advertising medium for wine sales, Staufen im Breisgau, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europewater tap in Fundacion Real Escela Andaluza Del Arte EcuestreAnefo photo collection. Altered street names after poison cases in the De Staart district in Dordrecht. Dieze: Dirty, poison: Grift, 't Gist: Vlist. October 30, 1981. Dordrecht, South HollandKupferschild mit dem Namen der Karlsbrücke Karluv Most in Prag Copper sign with the name of the Charles bridge Karluv Most in Prague, Czech Republic LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarcxVenemax 23385909Lonstrup, Denmark, A water bowl and a sign on a wall says Dog parking in Danish.Sun shining over distance marker placed on edge of countryside meadowUkraine Nationalist Symbol at the Stepan Bandera Monument in Lviv, UkrainePoll photo collection. Israel 1964-1965: Akko (Acre), Street images. Detail of the base of a statue. Letters and emblem are attached to the stone base. January 1, 1964. Acre, IsraelLONDON, ENGLAND- 6th June 2021: Shoes outside the High Commission of Canada, symbolising the recent discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous childreCast iron logo from Hofbraeuhaus Munich, beer garden of the palace restaurant, Schleissheim Old Palace, Oberschleissheim, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeManhole cover, Cres Town, Cres Island, Kvarner Gulf Bay, Croatia, EuropeLogo, Polo Ralph Lauren, fashion companyEmbroidered message on a wall hanging, Sweden.Grille waterfront kitchen Sink with knitted Souvenirs in St. Pet ST.PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - MAY 05, 2016: Grille waterfront kitchen Sink with knitted Souvenirs in St. Petersburg in the summer in May Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaximxMitsunx 9265833Finland, Turku, Cloister Hill, Luostarinmki Handicrafts Museum, 18 Wooden Quarters from the 18th Century, Ladies WC SignRed doorbell button, "Leider verloren" (regrettably lost) in writingTicket sale, Tehran, Iran, AsiaInn sign of the traditional tavern Wirtshaus Roemerbembel, Roemerberg square, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, EuropeDetail of an old Museum sign in Italy - almost 200 years oldRasinova Street Bull Bust Rasinova Street Bull Bust Copyright: xZoonar.com/BrunoxCoelhox 22619684Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy A street sign says Senso Unico, or One Way in Italian translation.English tourist board awards on wall outside bed and breakfast accommodation.Old lead letters forming the acronym "GKV"Information board with Austrian flags at the Staatsoper opera house, Vienna, Vienna State, Austria, EuropeGermany, Bavaria, Munich, parking reservation sign magicLetterbox and name plate on a house in Las Playitas, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, EuropePottery market in Dahme-MarkRosheim Cite novels sign on a wall in the historic centre of Rosheim, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, EuropeOld Italian toilet sign from 1921, lettering "Donne", Italian for "Women", Lueneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, EuropeFlag with inscription Pace, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, EuropePedestrian walks by an antiques shop of Chueca of Madrid; Madrid, SpainInn sign, Marche aux Cochons de Lait square, Spanferkelmarkt square, historic district, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin departement, Alsace, France, Europe, PublicGround, EuropeItaly, Tuscany, Petroio. Sign to a rural home in the Tuscan countryside.Marc O'Polo brand lettering, Christmas decoration, Roermond, NetherlandsSign for Sostrene Grene, Danish retail chain store shop store, in Exeter city center, Devon, England, UK.Italy, Lombardy, Cremona, violin maker's signs around city.Boot entry bootPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.