This unusual motif shows a small, delicate work of art in the middle of the pavement: stylised spectacles embedded in the famous Portuguese Calçada paving. What at first glance appears to be just a piece of ground turns out, on closer inspection, to be a creative element of urban design - a playful indication that Lisbon is not only to be discovered with the nose, but also with the eyes.
Calçada Portuguesa is a centuries-old tradition in which light-coloured limestone and dark basalt stones are laid in ornamental patterns. In Lisbon, they adorn not only squares and promenades, but also many smaller paths - with motifs ranging from waves and stars to spectacles. This picture sums up precisely this mixture of everyday life and art, of pragmatism and poetry.
Ideal for people with a taste for the unusual. As a mural, it conveys loving irony and reminds us that beauty often lies in the small things - at eye level, or exactly where you have to look: on the floor.
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