You only see what you know (Goethe)
There are many cities with preserved town walls. Modern cities surrounded by an equally well-preserved moat are rarer. A fine example of such a combination forms the city wall and moat of Friesach, a place in the Austrian state of Carinthia. [German]
Encircled by one of Austria’s best-preserved medieval town walls, Friesach was heavily defended. Against that backdrop, this sign of a shoe shop feels entirely logical. Der trojanische Stiefel (Trojan Boot) is a playful nod to the idea of entering a fortified town by stealth rather than force.
While walking along the city walls of Friesach, I came across this reconstruction of a medieval installation. The German inscription describes it as Bäckertauche. Literature told me this used to be a tool for punishment in earlier times.
On my walk through Friesach, I discovered this clever idea to visualize the medieval gate called Posttor or Olsator in its shape of about 1200 AD. The sign was transparent, so I was able to match past and present.