street art

There was a lot of formal art incorporated into buildings.
Mostly tiled mosaics like the ones above and below. They were incredibly complex and beautiful.

There were also some painted tile work that served as street signs.

There was also a large number of graffiti on the metal doors that shops closed at the end of the day. Most of the time they were hidden, but if a store had gone out of business or just closed early, they were up. Most were incredibly intricate and it seemed like it wasn't discouraged. I actually liked most of them. They were creative and really added some character to the streets.

This last one was a residential door in the old Jewish quarter. At first we were just looking at the graffiti, but then noticed the door knockers. They are incredibly racist and I couldn't believe that they were still left up there. Maybe that was why the door was tagged, since we didn't see many other personal doors that were marked.