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Category Archives: House signs

Crescent with a face in Graz

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Travelwriticus

House sign with a moon showing a face

This house sign in Graz shows a bird standing on a combination of a star and a crescent. The combination star and crescent was already known in the Hellenistic period (4th–1st centuries BCE). The crescent represents the moon, the star represents the sun or the morning star. [German]

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Posted in House signs | Tagged Austria, Graz, Styria

Zum blauen Karpfen in Vienna

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Travelwriticus

Zum Blauen Karpfen in Vienna (Detail)

The ‘Haus zum Blauen Karpfen’ (Blue Carp House) is located in Annagasse N° 14 at the 1st district of Vienna. The façade of the building was converted into the style of Empire in the year 1824.

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Posted in House signs | Tagged Austria, Vienna
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