It's been a while since I've written about doors. It seems like it would be easy to gather enough photos to make a decent post about them but often times it's much harder than one might think. Not all doors are interesting or uniquely beautiful. Many are plain and boring and mundane, so it can take a lot of time to find ones worth taking a picture of. Sometimes it can take months to gather enough. Of course, sometimes you get lucky and hit the jackpot though, and manage to spot multiple in a single day or one general location. I had some good luck finding a few in Austria and together with some others that I've saved over the months and years, I now have 13 door photos that I'd like to showcase. So without further preamble, let's take a look at them shall we.
Church Doors
Churches tend to have nice looking doors to them and are a great source for photos. I saw these doors in Belém Portugal on our vacation there many years ago. In this case the doors actually take a bit of a backseat, with the focus being more so about the architectural details surround them.
Florish
This one wasn't from a church and I axtually don't recall what the building was that housed them. Maybe it was a house? The door looks very French in its design and architecture but I'm pretty sure that it was taken in Germany during our Bavaria trip - possibly in Bamberg or maybe Baden Baden. Nonetheless, this photo is much about the doors surroundings as well. It has a lot of florish about it and I also like that it is a single door made to look like three. That's somewhat unique I think. It has a nice symmetry about it as well.
Curved Wood
This large wooden door is somewhat simple. It has a really interesting curved design though, that is actually pretty impressive when you think about it. I've seen other doors like this, so its not a one of a kind or anything, but I imagine that it wouldn't be easy to create a curved door like that. Do they warp the wood or is it cut extra thick to accommodate the curvature? This ine was seen in Vienna Austria.
Carved
Large wooden doors are common in Europe, and around the world I'm sure. Often they have some really interesting decorative carvings on them. I'm not certain but my guess is that these designs would have been hand carved, which could make them one of a kind. From Innsbruck Austria.
Symmetry
I like this one for its symmetry. The address numbers above and the wall mounted lamps on either side, the door has an elegant symmetry about it in my opinion. This one was also seen in Vienna Austria.
Herringbone
This door not only has a unique curved top but also a nice herringbone pattern on its front. It has a rustic "Hobbit hole" look about it and I also like the placement of the smaller utility door beside it. Another one seen in Innsbruck Austria.
Unique Design
Similar to the Herringbone pattern in the door above, this one has the same pattern but mirrored from the center. A nice one that I saw in Hallstatt Austria.
Large Metal
Large metal doors seem to be less common now that I'm thinking about it. I don't know if I've ever seen a door like this one was I spotted at a church in Salzburg
Austria. It was a pewter colored metal door with elaborate carving work on it as well.
Well Travelled
This is just a simple door really, but it's unique in that so many visitors and tourist have fixed their mark to it. Stickers from travelors around the world decorated this door seen at the Kehlsteinhaus in Germany.
Monochrome
Another door from Salzburg Austria. I really like its monochrome white color scheme. The iron rivets (or whatever they are) speckeling the front are pretty cool as well.
Colorful
This door took an opposite approach in that it's very brightly colored. The reddish pink of the door is a nice contrast against the wrought iron hardware. But for godsakes where's it from? Seen in the isolated island village of Mont St. Michel France.
Offset
Some doors are offset by a nice looking window beside them; like this daycare center seen in a small community outside Innsbruck city. Doors and windows go hand in hand really.
A Little Bit of Everything
This last one really has a little bit of everything in my opinion. The door is wood with a mirrored herringbone pattern and it has contrast between the peach colored wall paint and the rich dark wood stain on the door. It also has architectural design work surrounding the door itself as well as great symmetry overall. This door seen in Bavaria Germany sort of has it all.
In the meantime, I've been busy with the leftovers.
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Nice ones! Those are excellent 👍
I like that you chose a bit of everything. Sometimes, I'm amazed by doors that you can see in old towns of European cities. They look so grand!
I can't choose my favorite one as they are all unique, but I must admit that I love the simplest one with stickers 😊
Thank you for sharing and have a great weekend!
Yeah, old towns are a great spot to see some interesting doors. A lot of people really seem to like the simple door with the travel stickers
These are some stunning doors indeed. I'm always on the lookout, but I always find myself in places where I may be seen as 'suspicious-looking'
Yeah I know the feelings. Residential doors are more tricky to take photos of, unless they are in a downtown area or something. I don't take photos of people's homes generally
Yeah, as tempting as it can be, it's always better not to:)
Very true
This is very, very interesting and I love it. I have a large collection of doors stuck on my ruined hard drive, which hopefully one day I will be able to recover.
These are truly works of art.
I have enjoyed every detail of them and your descriptions.
It is a wonder to see the level of creativity that doors show throughout the world.
;) thanks for sharing
That's too bad about your hard drive. Hopefully you find a way to recover the photos. Yeah, there are so many different types of doors around the world - different looks and character. There is a lot of beauty in them
Cool, love all these doors. 🤓
When we were in Narbonne last summer, I took photos of doors. Like a collection of doors hahah, but not all are pretty...
Ugly doors can be nice in their own way as well. I sometimes like dirty, grungy buildings and architectur. Did you do a post on the doors, I can't remember if I saw it or not
No, I still didn't post it. But your post came as a good reminder, so I will have to organize those photos, and a post will come in some future :))
Sounds great. I'll look out for it.
That last one is proper funky. I must confess that church doors will always ring my bell so to speak! :OD
Pun? 🤔
😂
Yeah I agree. church doors are often quite impressive
Always punning 😀😀
Awesome doors 🚪
So much details in them.
Thanks for sharing 😊
Each is unique in its own way. Doors have so much character and personality about them
Yes, they do. I also photograph them often.
Have a nice day!
wow those are some amazing doors and great shots 😅
!giphy wow
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Thanks. Glad you liked them. 😁👍
well for me it is the one with sticker art that does it
Yeah I thought that that one was pretty cool as well.
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These are all definitely unique! I love the shots you chose to share.
Glad you like them. I love taking pictures of doors
Lovely. Wow I love the details on the church façade and the other doors with intricate design.
Yeah they are pretty cool 😎
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Wow
It is now looking like I’m learning about doors
This is really nice
Glad you see the value in them
These are really quality woods out here .
Yeah that's true
Such different and interesting options. Real works of art.
I agree 💯!
Amazing collection, hard to pick a favorite, so I won't! It is just fun to see all the unique solutions to needing to get in and out of buildings.
Yeah they are all pretty cool in their own way so hard to choose a favorite.
nice
Thanks 👍