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Feb 19, 2017 11:07

Urinals des Paris: surprisingly thoughtful for 19th century public toilets Paris

Originally posted by b_picture at Писсуар де Пари: удивительно продуманные для XIX века общественные туалеты Парижа

Strange as it may seem, back when photographer Charles Marville was a young enthusiast of photography in the 19th century there was enough public toilets, to support his interest.

This collection of images gives us an idea of the 'relatively new concept of urinals' of Paris in the 19th century. Invented in 1834, these old-fashioned toilets were designed to combat unpleasant smells that pervaded on the streets in those days, a sort of sanitation control as it were. This was a significant improvement in general living conditions to the city.

Judging from the photos, some marvellous urinals were richly decorated with strangely accents, whereas the other designs were purely functional. Many were fitted with a place for advertising.























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Strange days indeed!

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weegee, weird

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