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ELANDESS Yacht – Seafaring $115 Superyacht

The award-winning yacht was designed by Harrison Eidsgaard and built by Abeking & Rasmussen .

ELANDESS was hand-drawn by her naval architects, affording the owner a cutting-edge design experience.

She was delivered in 2018 from their Bremen shipyard.

The impressive yacht features advanced contemporary designs and technology that sets her apart from other superyachts on the water.

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Harrison Eidsgaard designed the impressive interior of the ELANDESS yacht.

She is the perfect combination of light, art, and advanced technological features on the water.

The yacht has overnight accommodations for 14 guests rooms in 8 cabins, with crew accommodation for 24.

There is one master and six guest cabins designed to accommodate the owner’s family and various grandchildren.

The interior is designed to cater to four generations of the owner’s family simultaneously, with complimentary safety and usability features in the commercial areas, furniture, and configuration of the interior areas.

The yacht evokes an image of a contemporary museum with amenities and facilities to complement it.

Numerous design features make her a stand-apart yacht, including a spiraling central staircase, the location of the elevator near that staircase, and the artistic areas of the vessel.

There are plenty of dining areas on the yacht and a panoramic observation deck lounge on the upper deck.

The hand-drawn exterior of the ENLANDESS yacht was designed by Harrison Eidsgaard.

ELANDESS was built by Abeking & Rasmussen in Germany at their Bremen shipyard.

The outstanding yacht was delivered to the owner in 2018.

She has a grey steel hull that frames the craft’s windows perfectly.

The white superstructure is made of aluminum, and it features teak decks.

She cuts an impressive figure on the water as she slices through the waves.

Specifications

The ELANDESS yacht is a 74.5m yacht with a 12.8m beam and a 3.45m draft.

Thanks to her twin Caterpillar engines, the $115 million yacht has a top speed of 17 knots and a cruising speed of 14 knots.

She has a displacement of 2059 gross tons and a range of 5000 nautical miles.

The award-winning yacht has an annual running cost of $5 -$11 million.

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Elandess is a custom motor yacht launched in 2018 by Abeking & Rasmussen, in Germany.

Abeking & Rasmussen (A&R) is an esteemed German shipyard with a global reputation for highest quality custom made motor yachts from 45 to 125 metres.

Elandess measures 74.50 metres in length and has a beam of 12.8 feet. She has a gross tonnage of 2,065 tonnes.

Elandess also features naval architecture by Abeking & Rasmussen.

Performance and Capabilities

Elandess has a top speed of 17.00 knots and a cruising speed of 14.00 knots. .

Accommodation

Elandess accommodates up to 14 guests in 7 cabins.

Other Specifications

Elandess has a hull NB of 6502.

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Project 6502 by abeking & rasmussen and eidsgaard design  has been christened elandess and is the successor of the former elandess (now m/y elysian) also built by a&r..

Harrison Eidsgaard is responsible for the exterior and the interior design of this 74.5m motor yacht with “Atlantic Bow”. A&R made the naval architecture work. ELANDESS has a classic layout with six guest cabins on the lower deck. Each guest cabin has a size of 22 sqm. The master suite has been placed on the main deck forward. The owner has a private area of 100 sqm.

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and an observation lounge on the upper deck. Furthermore, a pool with a length of 8 meters and a beam of 2.5m and a Nemo lounge below the waterline to enjoy great views in the environment around the yacht under the surface.

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ELANDESS met the A&R family member AVIVA in London. Freelance yacht photographer Tom van Oossanen captured the meeting on the Thames.

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74.5m  /  244'5   abeking & rasmussen   2018.

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• Elevator for convenient access
• Impressive 6,000nm range
• Multi-award winning
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M'Brace is spacious and packed with things to do making her fully primed for guests seeking a luxury charter at sea.

The multi-award winning 74.5m/244'5" motor yacht 'M'Brace' by the German shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen offers flexible accommodation for up to 12 guests in 8 cabins and features interior styling by British designer Harrison Eidsgaard.

Built in 2018, M'Brace is designed for exquisite indoor/outdoor living and boasts voluminous interior and exterior spaces across several decks: ideal for bronzing, lounging or entertaining. She is equipped with an elevator, underwater lights and gym.

Guest Accommodation

M'Brace offers guest accommodation for up to 12 guests in 8 suites comprising a master suite, six double cabins and one twin cabin. She is also capable of carrying up to 18 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.

Onboard Comfort & Entertainment

On your charter, you'll find plenty to keep you busy and entertained such as the pool, useful to practice your technique or just cool off. You can visit the well-equipped gym so that you can keep up with your fitness routine at sea and soak up the bubbles in style in the deck jacuzzi.

Whatever your activities on your charter, you'll find some impressive features are seamlessly integrated to help you such as an elevator, making any part of the yacht quickly and easily accessible. Soak up the atmosphere after dark with dramatic underwater lights and take advantage of the on board Wi-Fi and stay connected at all times. You can stay comfortable on board whatever the weather, with air conditioning during your charter.

Performance & Range

Built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, she offers greater on-board space and is more stable when at anchor thanks to her full-displacement hull. Powered by twin Caterpillar engines, she comfortably cruises at 14 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 16 knots with a range of up to 6,000 nautical miles from her 178,000 litre fuel tanks at 13 knots. M'Brace features at-anchor stabilizers providing exceptional comfort levels.

Onboard M'Brace has a range of toys and accessories to keep you and your guests entertained on the water throughout your stay. Guests can experience the thrill and adventure of riding one of the two WaveRunners. Also there are towable toys offering fun and adventure. In addition there are two SEABOBs, that allow you to skim along the surface or steer under the crystal water and see a variety of aquatic sea life. If that isn't enough M'Brace also features kayaks, scuba diving equipment, inflatable water toys and paddleboards. M'Brace has a Tender to transfer you from ship to shore.

Book your next the Caribbean luxury yacht charter aboard M'Brace this winter. She is already accepting bookings this summer for cruising in the Mediterranean.

Luxury motor yacht M'Brace is one of a kind, offering world-class onboard amenities coupled with an overflowing toy box full of the latest water sports gear for unforgettable yacht charters wherever you are.

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Amenities & Entertainment

For your relaxation and entertainment M'Brace has the following facilities, for more details please speak to your yacht charter broker.

M'Brace is reported to be available to Charter with the following recreation facilities:

For a full list of all available amenities & entertainment facilities, or price to hire additional equipment please contact your broker.

M'Brace Awards & Nominations

• Boat International Design & Innovation Awards 2019 Best Exterior Styling Motor Yachts 60m and Above Winner
• Boat International Design & Innovation Awards 2019 Best Interior Design Motor Yachts 500GT and Above Winner
• Boat International Design & Innovation Awards 2019 Best General Arrangement and Deck Design Winner
• Boat International Design & Innovation Awards 2019 Best Lifestyle Feature Design Winner
• The World Superyacht Awards 2019 Displacement Motor Yachts 2,000GT and above Nomination
• International Superyacht Society Awards 2019 Best Power 65m+ Finalist
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For a full list of all available amenities & entertainment facilities, or price to hire additional equipment please contact your broker.

'M'Brace' Charter Rates & Destinations

Summer Season

May - September

€910,000 p/week + expenses Approx $970,500

High Season

€1,000,000 p/week + expenses Approx $1,066,500

Cruising Regions

Mediterranean France, Italy, Monaco

HOT SPOTS:   Amalfi Coast, Corsica, French Riviera, Sardinia

Winter Season

October - April

$880,000 p/week + expenses

Caribbean Antigua, Bahamas, Saint Martin, St Barts

HOT SPOTS:   Virgin Islands

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ELANDESS is a 74.5m/246ft motor yacht built by the German shipyard Abeking und Rasmussen under the hull number 6502. This imposing and elegant superyacht has the interior and exterior styling of Harrison Eidsgaard design studio while Abeking & Rasmussen are responsible for her naval architecture, which includes a blade-like 'Atlantic bow'. Up to 14 guests area accommodated across 7 spacious and elegant stateroom.

NOTABLE FEATURES OF ELANDESS: ~ massive deck spaces ~ 8-metre swimming pool on the sun deck  ~ fabulous observation deck on the upper deck  ~ Full-beam Master suite on the main deck ~ Air conditioning throughout ~ Wi-Fi connection

ELANDESS features accommodation in six guest cabins located on the lower deck, while her spacious master suite is located on the main deck with a fabulous observation lounge situated on the upper deck.

A large 8-metre swimming pool has been placed just above the semi-sunk wheelhouse, on an expansive sun deck with plenty of areas to relax and sunbathe.

ELANDESS Specifications

The interior is contemporary with plenty of natural light thanks to full-height windows and offers ample areas to socialise.

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The accommodation provides for up to 14 guests over 7 cabins: 1 Master suite and six further guest suites on the lower deck.

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We do have available further amenity, owner and price information for the 74.5m (242') yacht ELANDESS, so please enquire for more information.

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The luxury yacht ELANDESS displayed on this page is merely informational and she is not necessarily available for yacht charter or for sale, nor is she represented or marketed in anyway by CharterWorld. This web page and the superyacht information contained herein is not contractual. All yacht specifications and informations are displayed in good faith but CharterWorld does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the current accuracy, completeness, validity, or usefulness of any superyacht information and/or images displayed. All boat information is subject to change without prior notice and may not be current.

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The 197-foot Elandess is for Sale

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Burgess Yachts has been appointed central agent for sale of the 197-foot Abeking and Rasmussen Elandess, a 2009 build that has remained with her original owner for the past seven years.

Elandess was on display for the first time at the Palm Beach International Boat Show .

The original owner of Elandess has kept her for private use with no charter. He recently repainted the midnight blue hull. Exterior is by Donald Starkey, with interiors by Bannenberg and Rowell.

Onboard spaces include a main-deck master suite with floor-to-ceiling picture windows, and four belowdecks guest staterooms that can convert into two full-beam suites. A sixth cabin on the bridge deck has two Pullman berths, so the space can be used as a children’s playroom or as a study.

Performance: Elandess has twin 2,000-horsepower Caterpillar engines that produce a cruising speed of 13 knots and a top end of 16 knots. The yacht is also equipped with zero-speed stabilizers.

Asking price: About $58.5 million.

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Elandess – All eyes on her

A fascinating superyacht in every respect be it the view at the world above and under water from the Neptune Lounge, the sapphire blue of the transparent swimming pool or the cinematic panorama from the owner’s suite. The Elandess is truly enticing the senses, in every possible way.  

And the Winner is: Elandess – awarded in four categories with the BOAT INTERNATIONAL DESIGN & INNOVATION AWARD 2019

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Jun 06 2018.

Spend some time in one of Moscow’s finest museums.

Subterranean commuting might not be anyone’s idea of a good time, but even in a city packing the war-games treasures and priceless bejeweled eggs of the Kremlin Armoury and the colossal Soviet pavilions of the VDNKh , the Metro holds up as one of Moscow’s finest museums. Just avoid rush hour.

The Metro is stunning and provides an unrivaled insight into the city’s psyche, past and present, but it also happens to be the best way to get around. Moscow has Uber, and the Russian version called Yandex Taxi , but also some nasty traffic. Metro trains come around every 90 seconds or so, at a more than 99 percent on-time rate. It’s also reasonably priced, with a single ride at 55 cents (and cheaper in bulk). From history to tickets to rules — official and not — here’s what you need to know to get started.

A Brief Introduction Buying Tickets Know Before You Go (Down) Rules An Easy Tour

A Brief Introduction

Moscow’s Metro was a long time coming. Plans for rapid transit to relieve the city’s beleaguered tram system date back to the Imperial era, but a couple of wars and a revolution held up its development. Stalin revived it as part of his grand plan to modernize the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 30s. The first lines and tunnels were constructed with help from engineers from the London Underground, although Stalin’s secret police decided that they had learned too much about Moscow’s layout and had them arrested on espionage charges and deported.

The beauty of its stations (if not its trains) is well-documented, and certainly no accident. In its illustrious first phases and particularly after the Second World War, the greatest architects of Soviet era were recruited to create gleaming temples celebrating the Revolution, the USSR, and the war triumph. No two stations are exactly alike, and each of the classic showpieces has a theme. There are world-famous shrines to Futurist architecture, a celebration of electricity, tributes to individuals and regions of the former Soviet Union. Each marble slab, mosaic tile, or light fixture was placed with intent, all in service to a station’s aesthetic; each element, f rom the smallest brass ear of corn to a large blood-spattered sword on a World War II mural, is an essential part of the whole.

The Metro is a monument to the Soviet propaganda project it was intended to be when it opened in 1935 with the slogan “Building a Palace for the People”. It brought the grand interiors of Imperial Russia to ordinary Muscovites, celebrated the Soviet Union’s past achievements while promising its citizens a bright Soviet future, and of course, it was a show-piece for the world to witness the might and sophistication of life in the Soviet Union.

It may be a museum, but it’s no relic. U p to nine million people use it daily, more than the London Underground and New York Subway combined. (Along with, at one time, about 20 stray dogs that learned to commute on the Metro.)

In its 80+ year history, the Metro has expanded in phases and fits and starts, in step with the fortunes of Moscow and Russia. Now, partly in preparation for the World Cup 2018, it’s also modernizing. New trains allow passengers to walk the entire length of the train without having to change carriages. The system is becoming more visitor-friendly. (There are helpful stickers on the floor marking out the best selfie spots .) But there’s a price to modernity: it’s phasing out one of its beloved institutions, the escalator attendants. Often they are middle-aged or elderly women—“ escalator grandmas ” in news accounts—who have held the post for decades, sitting in their tiny kiosks, scolding commuters for bad escalator etiquette or even bad posture, or telling jokes . They are slated to be replaced, when at all, by members of the escalator maintenance staff.

For all its achievements, the Metro lags behind Moscow’s above-ground growth, as Russia’s capital sprawls ever outwards, generating some of the world’s worst traffic jams . But since 2011, the Metro has been in the middle of an ambitious and long-overdue enlargement; 60 new stations are opening by 2020. If all goes to plan, the 2011-2020 period will have brought 125 miles of new tracks and over 100 new stations — a 40 percent increase — the fastest and largest expansion phase in any period in the Metro’s history.

Facts: 14 lines Opening hours: 5 a.m-1 a.m. Rush hour(s): 8-10 a.m, 4-8 p.m. Single ride: 55₽ (about 85 cents) Wi-Fi network-wide

Buying Tickets

• Ticket machines have a button to switch to English.
• You can buy specific numbers of rides: 1, 2, 5, 11, 20, or 60. Hold up fingers to show how many rides you want to buy.
• There is also a 90-minute ticket , which gets you 1 trip on the metro plus an unlimited number of transfers on other transport (bus, tram, etc) within 90 minutes.
• Or, you can buy day tickets with unlimited rides: one day (218₽/ US$4), three days (415₽/US$7) or seven days (830₽/US$15). Check the rates here to stay up-to-date.
• If you’re going to be using the Metro regularly over a few days, it’s worth getting a Troika card , a contactless, refillable card you can use on all public transport. Using the Metro is cheaper with one of these: a single ride is 36₽, not 55₽. Buy them and refill them in the Metro stations, and they’re valid for 5 years, so you can keep it for next time. Or, if you have a lot of cash left on it when you leave, you can get it refunded at the Metro Service Centers at Ulitsa 1905 Goda, 25 or at Staraya Basmannaya 20, Building 1.
• You can also buy silicone bracelets and keychains with built-in transport chips that you can use as a Troika card. (A Moscow Metro Fitbit!) So far, you can only get these at the Pushkinskaya metro station Live Helpdesk and souvenir shops in the Mayakovskaya and Trubnaya metro stations. The fare is the same as for the Troika card.
• You can also use Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.

Rules, spoken and unspoken

No smoking, no drinking, no filming, no littering. Photography is allowed, although it used to be banned.

Stand to the right on the escalator. Break this rule and you risk the wrath of the legendary escalator attendants. (No shenanigans on the escalators in general.)

Get out of the way. Find an empty corner to hide in when you get off a train and need to stare at your phone. Watch out getting out of the train in general; when your train doors open, people tend to appear from nowhere or from behind ornate marble columns, walking full-speed.

Always offer your seat to elderly ladies (what are you, a monster?).

An Easy Tour

This is no Metro Marathon ( 199 stations in 20 hours ). It’s an easy tour, taking in most—though not all—of the notable stations, the bulk of it going clockwise along the Circle line, with a couple of short detours. These stations are within minutes of one another, and the whole tour should take about 1-2 hours.

Start at Mayakovskaya Metro station , at the corner of Tverskaya and Garden Ring,  Triumfalnaya Square, Moskva, Russia, 125047.

1. Mayakovskaya.  Named for Russian Futurist Movement poet Vladimir Mayakovsky and an attempt to bring to life the future he imagined in his poems. (The Futurist Movement, natch, was all about a rejecting the past and celebrating all things speed, industry, modern machines, youth, modernity.) The result: an Art Deco masterpiece that won the National Grand Prix for architecture at the New York World’s Fair in 1939. It’s all smooth, rounded shine and light, and gentle arches supported by columns of dark pink marble and stainless aircraft steel. Each of its 34 ceiling niches has a mosaic. During World War II, the station was used as an air-raid shelter and, at one point, a bunker for Stalin. He gave a subdued but rousing speech here in Nov. 6, 1941 as the Nazis bombed the city above.

Take the 3/Green line one station to:

2. Belorusskaya. Opened in 1952, named after the connected Belarussky Rail Terminal, which runs trains between Moscow and Belarus. This is a light marble affair with a white, cake-like ceiling, lined with Belorussian patterns and 12 Florentine ceiling mosaics depicting life in Belarussia when it was built.

Transfer onto the 1/Brown line. Then, one stop (clockwise) t o:

3. Novoslobodskaya.  This station was designed around the stained-glass panels, which were made in Latvia, because Alexey Dushkin, the Soviet starchitect who dreamed it up (and also designed Mayakovskaya station) couldn’t find the glass and craft locally. The stained glass is the same used for Riga’s Cathedral, and the panels feature plants, flowers, members of the Soviet intelligentsia (musician, artist, architect) and geometric shapes.

Go two stops east on the 1/Circle line to:

4. Komsomolskaya. Named after the Komsomol, or the Young Communist League, this might just be peak Stalin Metro style. Underneath the hub for three regional railways, it was intended to be a grand gateway to Moscow and is today its busiest station. It has chandeliers; a yellow ceiling with Baroque embellishments; and in the main hall, a colossal red star overlaid on golden, shimmering tiles. Designer Alexey Shchusev designed it as an homage to the speech Stalin gave at Red Square on Nov. 7, 1941, in which he invoked Russia’s illustrious military leaders as a pep talk to Soviet soldiers through the first catastrophic year of the war.   The station’s eight large mosaics are of the leaders referenced in the speech, such as Alexander Nevsky, a 13th-century prince and military commander who bested German and Swedish invading armies.

One more stop clockwise to Kurskaya station,  and change onto the 3/Blue  line, and go one stop to:

5. Baumanskaya.   Opened in 1944. Named for the Bolshevik Revolutionary Nikolai Bauman , whose monument and namesake district are aboveground here. Though he seemed like a nasty piece of work (he apparently once publicly mocked a woman he had impregnated, who later hung herself), he became a Revolutionary martyr when he was killed in 1905 in a skirmish with a monarchist, who hit him on the head with part of a steel pipe. The station is in Art Deco style with atmospherically dim lighting, and a series of bronze sculptures of soldiers and homefront heroes during the War. At one end, there is a large mosaic portrait of Lenin.

Stay on that train direction one more east to:

6. Elektrozavodskaya. As you may have guessed from the name, this station is the Metro’s tribute to all thing electrical, built in 1944 and named after a nearby lightbulb factory. It has marble bas-relief sculptures of important figures in electrical engineering, and others illustrating the Soviet Union’s war-time struggles at home. The ceiling’s recurring rows of circular lamps give the station’s main tunnel a comforting glow, and a pleasing visual effect.

Double back two stops to Kurskaya station , and change back to the 1/Circle line. Sit tight for six stations to:

7. Kiyevskaya. This was the last station on the Circle line to be built, in 1954, completed under Nikita Khrushchev’ s guidance, as a tribute to his homeland, Ukraine. Its three large station halls feature images celebrating Ukraine’s contributions to the Soviet Union and Russo-Ukrainian unity, depicting musicians, textile-working, soldiers, farmers. (One hall has frescoes, one mosaics, and the third murals.) Shortly after it was completed, Khrushchev condemned the architectural excesses and unnecessary luxury of the Stalin era, which ushered in an epoch of more austere Metro stations. According to the legend at least, he timed the policy in part to ensure no Metro station built after could outshine Kiyevskaya.

Change to the 3/Blue line and go one stop west.

8. Park Pobedy. This is the deepest station on the Metro, with one of the world’s longest escalators, at 413 feet. If you stand still, the escalator ride to the surface takes about three minutes .) Opened in 2003 at Victory Park, the station celebrates two of Russia’s great military victories. Each end has a mural by Georgian artist Zurab Tsereteli, who also designed the “ Good Defeats Evil ” statue at the UN headquarters in New York. One mural depicts the Russian generals’ victory over the French in 1812 and the other, the German surrender of 1945. The latter is particularly striking; equal parts dramatic, triumphant, and gruesome. To the side, Red Army soldiers trample Nazi flags, and if you look closely there’s some blood spatter among the detail. Still, the biggest impressions here are the marble shine of the chessboard floor pattern and the pleasingly geometric effect if you view from one end to the other.

Keep going one more stop west to:

9. Slavyansky Bulvar.  One of the Metro’s youngest stations, it opened in 2008. With far higher ceilings than many other stations—which tend to have covered central tunnels on the platforms—it has an “open-air” feel (or as close to it as you can get, one hundred feet under). It’s an homage to French architect Hector Guimard, he of the Art Nouveau entrances for the Paris M é tro, and that’s precisely what this looks like: A Moscow homage to the Paris M é tro, with an additional forest theme. A Cyrillic twist on Guimard’s Metro-style lettering over the benches, furnished with t rees and branch motifs, including creeping vines as towering lamp-posts.

Stay on the 3/Blue line and double back four stations to:

10. Arbatskaya. Its first iteration, Arbatskaya-Smolenskaya station, was damaged by German bombs in 1941. It was rebuilt in 1953, and designed to double as a bomb shelter in the event of nuclear war, although unusually for stations built in the post-war phase, this one doesn’t have a war theme. It may also be one of the system’s most elegant: Baroque, but toned down a little, with red marble floors and white ceilings with gilded bronze c handeliers.

Jump back on the 3/Blue line  in the same direction and take it one more stop:

11. Ploshchad Revolyutsii (Revolution Square). Opened in 1938, and serving Red Square and the Kremlin . Its renowned central hall has marble columns flanked by 76 bronze statues of Soviet heroes: soldiers, students, farmers, athletes, writers, parents. Some of these statues’ appendages have a yellow sheen from decades of Moscow’s commuters rubbing them for good luck. Among the most popular for a superstitious walk-by rub: the snout of a frontier guard’s dog, a soldier’s gun (where the touch of millions of human hands have tapered the gun barrel into a fine, pointy blade), a baby’s foot, and a woman’s knee. (A brass rooster also sports the telltale gold sheen, though I am told that rubbing the rooster is thought to bring bad luck. )

Now take the escalator up, and get some fresh air.

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