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# №050 — Convex mirror + Carabinieri sign
- URL: https://www.readingrome.com/050-convex-mirror-carabinieri-sign/
- Published: 2026-10-16T10:47:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-16T10:47:06.000Z
- Author: Maria Chugrova

A traffic mirror bends the whole street into a coin, right under a sign pointing to the police. What catches the eye, though, is the icon itself — a tiny black bicorne with a red-and-blue crest, the Carabinieri's ceremonial hat shrunk down to a wayfinding symbol. Somewhere, a graphic designer decided a 200-year-old hat was still the clearest way to say "police station, this way. RR