spot and wonder
by Christoph ·
Prague ’s coat of arms includes what appears to be a knight hidden inside a castle whose only visible part is his arm, threatening with a sword. In the underpass of the metro station Palmovka I recently discovered a slightly modified version, the sword being covered with the words:
Violence is not a solution.
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