Creative, Unique and Funny Manholes


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James Bent

James Bent

07/15/09

Hardly can we imagine a more useless architectural unit than a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground installations. True? – Wrong! A manhole can actually be an outstanding artwork and an effective medium to spread the word:

Art:

The following one is by graffiti artist “Sr. X” who has been hitting up the streets of Spain with all sorts of stencil based FIRE. (source)

graffiti manhole

The following one seems kind of scary but it obviously was meant as a piece of art:

odd manhole

Mirror manhole by Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor:

Mirror manhole

Source

Manhole cover designs in Japan

Manhole cover design in Japan

Manhole cover design in Japan

Manhole cover design in Japan

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The manhole monument: this bronze, situated near the Opera House, Bratislava, shows a man looking out of a manhole.

manhole manument

manhole manument

Part of ad campaign:

“Dirty mouth?”

Orbit manhole ad campaign

“Hey City That Never Sleeps. Wake up. Folgers”

Folgers ad campaign - manhole

This one was placed in the Chicago streets. Especially the sewers that steamed:

chicago bulls manhole

BMW Mini: Road Marking:

bmw ad campaign - manhole

To Spread a Message:

As part of the water conservation campaign for Dublin City, this vinyl sticker was placed over an actual manhole. It appeared as if someone had sealed the drain with a giant sink plug. The tagline highlights the message: “Water is precious. Let’s conserve it.” (Agency : Publicis QMP, Dublin )

water conservation manhole

water conservation manhole

“Don’t let child abuse remain unseen“. (Milwaukee, USA)

Child abuse manhole

Thousands are held prisoners for their beliefs in places worse than this. Write until you free them all. Amnesty International

amnesty international manhole

amnesty international manhole

How many more lives will cost $1.25? Please call 010-62357575 to report manhole cover theft so we can put an end to this.

Manhole cover theft

Just Plain Funny:

Manhole fail

Funny manhole

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