Walls, floors and rocks: England and its swastikas

England: a green and pleasant land... and home to a large number of swastikas, ancient and modern Swastika. The word is a potent one. For more than one billion Hindus it means "wellbeing" and good fortune. For others, the cross with arms bent at right angles will forever symbolise Nazism. Yet England is seemingly awash with swastikas. Why? It comes from the Sanskrit "svastika" and means "good to b

[skam666]

"Essex County Council why it allowed swastika motifs to be carved into its HQ building during the 1930s, some demanded the symbols be removed.(中略)Other swastika-based designs, including the Essex County Council building swastikas mentioned above, were most likely inspired by Greek patterns."

[saebou]

実はイングランドでもたくさん見かける卍マークについて。ナチスがハーケンクロイツを採用する前はありふれた意匠で、とくに英国がインドを植民地化して以来、多数のヒンドゥー教徒が寺院等にこのマークを用いていた