Once upon a time, forming of the immediate environment was important, even in the common grounds of a 5 story tenement probably inhabitated by middle class citizens. It is a small wonder that this handrail decoration has survived the modernization phases of the last century.
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I’ll try my best, Carl! And I am astonished again and again, how much seeing is possible even with hands aching from carrying furniture and brains spinning from screws and dowels.