Of door knockers and more..

One more interesting fact that we learnt during the free tour was the door knockers. The door knockers in Cartagena represented who lived in the house. The marine motifs—turtles, fish, mermaids, and even more fanciful creations—adorned the doors of men who made their living from the sea, such as wealthy merchants and traders. Lions represented teachers, lizards represented royalty, masonic symbols represented builders or engineers, and so on. Think of them as a sort of symbolic sign to let everyone know who lived inside.
Besides the knockers, the number of studs on the doors represented the wealth status of the people living there.Read more