This crazy knocker is in France, and not in general keeping with the usual charm and traditionalism of French architecture! It is in Grenoble, where there is apparently a ‘magic square’, and much of the surrounding architecture is themed around the occult and magic.
As an interesting side note, his hair looks very similar to a lion’s mane – the most usual door knocker motif, worldwide! I wonder if the artisan was simply so used to making lion knockers, that everything else came out looking a bit lion-ish, too. The set of his eyes is also similar, although if it were a lion, the smile would be more a snarl, and therefore scarier. On this guy, it just makes him look like a bit more of a thoughtful insane asylum patient!

Photo credits: Old door by Nyx

          

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