The Wolf is At the Door
The door knocker could be a dog, but it looks like a wolf to me. Photographer: MarieMcC of Alexandria Daily Photo. Taken in July 2006. This doorway is in Alexandria VA.
Brewhouse Yard Museum
Formerly a municipal water works building, now part of the Brewhouse Yard Museum, the gates are beautiful in either reincarnation. Photographer: Gail’s Man of Nottingham Daily Photo. Originally published on NDP July 21, 2006. These gates are in Nottingham, UK.
Hotel Central
The Art Nouveau entrance and facade of the Hotel Central. Photographer: Passante of Picturing Washington DC. Taken in November 2004. This doorway is in Prague, Czech Republic.
Number 1228
Photographer: MarieMcC of Alexandria Daily Photo. Taken in June 2006. This doorway is in Alexandria, VA.
Hotel Antiguas Gate
Photographer: Rudy Giron of Antigua Daily Photo. Taken in July 2006. This gate is in Antigua, Guatemala.
Fanlight and Sidelights
Elegant doorway with fanlight and sidelights. In archicture, “fanlight” is a semicircular window above a door with radiating bars, and “sidelights” are glass panels on either side of a door. The surrounding architectural detail is so beautiful that you hardly notice that the doors themselves are very plain and lacking in ornamentation. Taken in June 2006. Photographer: MarieMcC of Alexandria Daily Photo. This doorway is in Alexandria VA.
Art Nouveau Office
Entrance to an office building in Prague, one of the prime cities in the world to see Art Nouveau architecture.
Photographer: Passante of
Green Gate
Photographer: MarieMcC of Alexandria Daily Photo. Taken in July 2006. This gate is in Alexandria VA.
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Popenoe House
The Popenoe House is a colonial mansion in Antigua, Guatemala. More information is available in the June 12 post at Antigua Daily Photo. Photographer: Rudy Giron of Antigua Daily Photo. Taken in June 2006. This doorway is in Antigua, Guatemala.
Stayton Barn
Photographer: Celine of Willamette Valley Daily Photo. Taken in July 2006. This doorway is in Stayton OR.
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All posts on this blog are by MarieMcC unless otherwise noted and copyrighted under a Creative Commons Attribution, Noncommercial, No Derivative Works License. Attribution should be to Marie McC or the photographer noted under the photo with a link to Doorways Around the World.
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Travels in Ghana
From Accra to Sirigu, visit the towns and villages of Ghana. See the people, the crafts and wildlife of a three-week trip in 2009 at Travels in Ghana.Travels in Mexico
Explore a handful of towns and villages and examine artifacts from an ancient civilization in Veracruz, Mexico on The Road to Veracruz.
African Village Life
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