> An example that has often struck me, mainly by not being struck by them when walking around the City of London is how few lampposts there are in the City. Hav

> An example that has often struck me, mainly by not being struck by them when walking around the City of London is how few lampposts there are in the City. Have you ever noticed that they’re almost non-existent? That’s because most of the street lighting is mounted on the buildings. That's one of the most significant differences between most parts of most British cities, and many other European cities. I doubt it will change, since it would require laying new wires and (probably) getting permissions from building owners, but I think the absence of street light poles makes a street look much nicer. (But without a pole to lean the bags against, where would Londoners leave their refuse on bin day?) Even better than building-mounted lights are lights suspended from wires strung between buildings, as in Copenhagen [1] (that is unusually heavy rain, the photographer was "lucky"). [1] https://teemusphoto.com/copenhagen-street-photography/ https://teemusphoto.com/copenhagen-street-photography/