Anti-crime humps in medieval Venice
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Anti-crime humps in medieval Venice
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Re: Anti-crime humps in medieval Venice
#2I would to read more about this “crime saturated” period in Venice’s history. I don’t even know when it is! Any pointers?
Re: Anti-crime humps in medieval Venice
#3I would to read more about this “crime saturated” period in Venice’s history. I don’t even know when it is! Any pointers?
I would imagine her entire history to be crime ridden. Port cities are never too good, especially rich ones.
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#4Huh, an early example of "hostile architecture," although one I could get behind more readily. (Or not, as the case may be...)
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#5Eh. Those look like anti-pee systems to me. I bet it was an official take "to reduce crime" - but those things are all slanted down, to push pee on your foot. And when I need to pee corners always catch my eye.
Re: Anti-crime humps in medieval Venice
#6Eh. Those look like anti-pee systems to me. I bet it was an official take "to reduce crime" - but those things are all slanted down, to push pee on your foot. And when I need to pee corners always catch my eye.
The article mentioned this was another reason for their existence.
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#7I always thought this was only to avoid public urination. I wonder if they added the anti-crime as PR excuse.
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#8There are urine deflectors https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine_deflector all over Europe. Norwich in particular has a lot of them.
Re: Anti-crime humps in medieval Venice
#9Eh. Those look like anti-pee systems to me. I bet it was an official take "to reduce crime" - but those things are all slanted down, to push pee on your foot. And when I need to pee corners always catch my eye.
"However, the "antibandito humps" had a second usefulness, so much so that it received a second name: that of the "pissotte" or "pissabraghe": in addition to preventing criminals from hiding from their prey, it's said that the inclined casts of mortar also had the task to maintain a certain public decorum and therefore prevent Venetians from urinating in the corners of the calli."
Re: Anti-crime humps in medieval Venice
#10There are urine deflectors https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine_deflector all over Europe. Norwich in particular has a lot of them.
The article mentions that too, although as a secondary explanation for some reason.
> it's said that the inclined casts of mortar also had the task to maintain a certain public decorum and therefore prevent Venetians from urinating in the corners of the calli.