Braille-etched railing at Italian castle describing stunning view, photos go viral

Team Udayavani, Aug 11, 2021, 2:00 PM IST

Source: Twitter

A recent picture of a railing on a window in a castle in Italy has gone viral on social media platforms. It is a 92-foot-long piece of stainless steel is attached to the wall fence of the castle of one of its large-sized windows and it has a poetic description of the view in Braille, that caught everyone’s attention.

This railing on gazebo in Naples has braille describing the view for blind people. More of this please. pic.twitter.com/MQiKwBeT7u

— Rob (@thegallowboob) August 8, 2021

This unique railing was installed by artist Paolo Puddu in 2015 and was titled, ‘Follow the Shape.’

Since 2017,  it has been a permanent fixture at the castle. The art had won the fifth edition of the ‘A Work For the Castle’ contest.

Ones who can read the Braille script can ‘follow the shape’ on the railing to read the verses from Italian author Giuseppe de Lorenzo’s ‘La terra e l’uomo’ or the ‘The Land and the Man’.

The inscription is carved in both Italian and English.

Below is how the internet reacted.

Really inspiring example of inclusive design. https://t.co/tlQRX1Jt7j

— Natalie Comins (@NatalieWh0) August 10, 2021

My only question is which way is the braille going because if I had to walk back and forth 2 or 3 times to read the whole thing I would be very annoyed. But I am also not blind or use braille to navigate my world.

— Quinn (@Quinns_quirks) August 9, 2021