Recycling Cannons – Cosmos Tour
By sandra. Filed in Cosmos Jewels of the Baltic Tour, Europe, Latvia, Lithuania |
Even way back when, when cannons were the preferred weapon of destruction, there came a time when they were no longer useful to fire. So in Riga, Latvia, the Baltic States, Finland, you will find cannons that were stood up on their edge to protect corners of buildings. When horse drawn carriages made their way down narrow streets, they often bumped into the corners of buildings and damaged them. This way the cannons took the hit and the buildings were saved.
