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The Venetian antibandito humps or pissotte: what exactly are they?

 
 
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The mysterious casts of mortar scattered around the city

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Walking through the calli of Venice, you will surely have noticed
some unusual casts of mortar located in the corners. Commonly called
"gobbette", the mysterious casts of mortar take the name of
"antibandito humps" or "pissotte" and, if you are among those who
have always wondered what use they had or if they were just ornaments
of the Venetian pedestrian circuit, you will finally know the true
story of a surviving symbol of a past Venice.

What were the

[2021021118]

Located in the dark corners of the calli but also in the corners of
the churches, the hundred or so "antibandito humps" or "pissotte" are
casts of mortar, often in Istrian stone or wrought iron, which had
the task of preventing thugs and bandits hid in corners to ambush or
escape the authorities. But why could this be such a serious problem
as to change the aesthetics of the Serenissima? The answer is simple:
Venice didn't have public lighting and walking through the streets in
the darkest hours of the night could be dangerous for a passer-by and
an excellent opportunity for a criminal. The latter, in fact, took
advantage of the corners to attack and rob the unfortunate who was
there at that moment.

The origins of the names

[2021021118]

To avoid that the city became saturated with crime, that terror
reigned supreme and to lower the number of nocturnal killings, these
"anti-bandit humps" were quickly built together with the appearance
of the profession of "codega" or "el codega", a servant who lit the
streets with a lantern. However, the "antibandito humps" had a second
usefulness, so much so that it received a second name: that of the
"pissotte" or "pissabraghe": in addition to preventing criminals from
hiding from their prey, it's said that the inclined casts of mortar
also had the task to maintain a certain public decorum and therefore
prevent Venetians from urinating in the corners of the calli.
Urinating on an inclined plane, in fact, caused the risk of getting
everything on, on one's pants and on one's shoes, and for this reason
people began to avoid doing their "needs" there. Having the function
of anti-crime and urinal deterrent as well as an educational tool for
citizens, what could seem an ornament or an insignificant pour of
mortar made badly and apparently by mistake, hides its history and
its meaning, which still today is told after years of distance.

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