On the grounds of the Leonardo da Vinci Clos Luce house, there was this large structure which housed pigeons. Pigeons! Each of the black box shaped holes was a space for the birds. I am amazed that such a place was built. It housed about a thousand pigeons. I cannot fathom the time and effort servants must have spent building such a place, just for housing birds! During this time in history, pigeons were valuable not only for food, but for communication, feathers and of course, fertilizing! They were often bestowed as gifts and were greatly valued. I cannot imagine receiving a pigeon as a gift today--I'd probably thank the person, but then search for a new home for the bird. It just shows the vast differences in society over the years.
On the grounds of the Leonardo da Vinci Clos Luce house, there was this large structure which housed pigeons. Pigeons! Each of the black box shaped holes was a space for the birds. I am amazed that such a place was built. It housed about a thousand pigeons. I cannot fathom the time and effort servants must have spent building such a place, just for housing birds! During this time in history, pigeons were valuable not only for food, but for communication, feathers and of course, fertilizing! They were often bestowed as gifts and were greatly valued. I cannot imagine receiving a pigeon as a gift today--I'd probably thank the person, but then search for a new home for the bird. It just shows the vast differences in society over the years.
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