Toynbee tiles. Top: Large, colorful Toynbee tile found in downtown Washington, D.C.; Bottom: Closeup of its bottom tab, apparently mentioning the U.S.S.R., which had been gone for years by the time this photo was taken. ("As media U.S.S.R. and Fronts are against it. ") The Toynbee tiles (also called Toynbee plaques) are messages of unknown origin found embedded in asphalt of streets in about two dozen major cities in the United States and four South American capitals.[1][2] Since the 1980s, several hundred tiles have been discovered.
They are generally about the size of an American license plate (roughly 30 cm by 15 cm), but sometimes considerably larger. They contain some variation on the following inscription: TOYNBEE IDEA IN MOViE `2001 RESURRECT DEAD ON PLANET JUPITER Some of the more elaborate tiles also feature cryptic political statements or exhort readers to create and install similar tiles of their own. History and spread[edit] Interpretation[edit] People and things referred to[edit] Arthur C. The Adhesive. Estória do Gato e da Lua - Pedro Serrazina 1995 Artistic Miscellanea & Meaningless Propaganda by Marco Romantini. BOOK. Drowning Beautiful |