8 thoughts on “Medieval street, Tabor, East Czechia”
My first thought was “narrow streets”. My second thought was about the markings on the walls that look like they might have been hit by cars. THEN I read the exchange between you and Joe and realized that markings were from Ivy
Thank you, LB 🙂 The while marking on the walls are the result of saltpetre deposits, which are also damaging to walls. It’s especially the province of olde buidlings and houses here in Czechia.
Thank you, Joe! I didn’t even notice that until you pointed it out. Good catch! Yes, ivy’s an interesting phenomenon. It looks great, but it can be destructive. There used to be a hugh amount growing on and around Prague Castle until they removed it. I really think it’s missing something now, but if it was damaging the walls, what can you do?
It took me about 25 years to get rid of the previously planted English Ivy on my property so I guess you can say I’m sort of an expert. It’s very damaging to homes (especially timber built homes). I love the way it looks climbing up a wall and to my knowledge, it’s not as destructive to homes built out of stone or masonry. In the USA most homes are timber built.
That’s very different from Europe, or at least Czechia, Joe. You rarely see timber houses in this part of the world, maybe partly because houses aren’t quite as common as in the US or South Africa. Even the houses are mostly brick-and-mortar.
My first thought was “narrow streets”. My second thought was about the markings on the walls that look like they might have been hit by cars. THEN I read the exchange between you and Joe and realized that markings were from Ivy
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Thank you, LB 🙂 The while marking on the walls are the result of saltpetre deposits, which are also damaging to walls. It’s especially the province of olde buidlings and houses here in Czechia.
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Ah, thank you for the explanation!
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You’re welcome, and sorry about the typos – I wrote that in a hurry and had no idea I’d made so many errors 🙂
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Fantastic image Pavel 👍🏻 I love the traces of the removed ivy on the corner of the building.
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Thank you, Joe! I didn’t even notice that until you pointed it out. Good catch! Yes, ivy’s an interesting phenomenon. It looks great, but it can be destructive. There used to be a hugh amount growing on and around Prague Castle until they removed it. I really think it’s missing something now, but if it was damaging the walls, what can you do?
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It took me about 25 years to get rid of the previously planted English Ivy on my property so I guess you can say I’m sort of an expert. It’s very damaging to homes (especially timber built homes). I love the way it looks climbing up a wall and to my knowledge, it’s not as destructive to homes built out of stone or masonry. In the USA most homes are timber built.
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That’s very different from Europe, or at least Czechia, Joe. You rarely see timber houses in this part of the world, maybe partly because houses aren’t quite as common as in the US or South Africa. Even the houses are mostly brick-and-mortar.
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