Very Artistic, Adorable Doors
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The Front Door Of No 10 Downing Street
"The front door is simply the most famous in the world".
"Behind it lays a world of history and secrets, but the door can tell an interesting tale itself. For one thing, it has not always been black. During the early 20th century it was actually painted green. The original Number 10 door is a centrepiece of the Churchill museum in London.
It was replaced with two identical doors that are swapped over whenever they need a spot of maintenance. The famous lion's head doorknocker and the brass letterbox date back to the 1770s. The letterbox is inscribed 'First Lord of the Treasury', the title held by every Prime Minister since Sir Robert Walpole. The '0' in the number 10 is painted at an angle as a nod to the original door, which had a badly-fixed zero, although some people think the '0' was painted at angle to replicate the Roman style".
This secure entrance (which has to be unlocked from the inside) has been made from steel since the IRA’s Downing Street attack in 1991.
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Meanderer
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Chrysler Building
"The iconic entrance of this 1930s structure in New York features three revolving doors, which are situated beneath decorative glass-and-steel screens. Here, the sense of drama is an embrace of the Art Deco style (like the Chrysler Building’s crown and needle)".
"The iconic entrance of this 1930s structure in New York features three revolving doors, which are situated beneath decorative glass-and-steel screens. Here, the sense of drama is an embrace of the Art Deco style (like the Chrysler Building’s crown and needle)".
Meanderer
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St. Edward’s Church
"This enchanted entrance has charmed St. Edward’s Church in Gloucestershire, England, since the 1200s. It is rumored to have inspired the doors of Durin in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, which is similarly framed between two trees".
Photo by Joe Daniel Price. Image courtesy of Getty.
"This enchanted entrance has charmed St. Edward’s Church in Gloucestershire, England, since the 1200s. It is rumored to have inspired the doors of Durin in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, which is similarly framed between two trees".
Photo by Joe Daniel Price. Image courtesy of Getty.
hollydolly
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Lara
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Meanderer
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"Dutch doors are a quaint home feature these days, but they are so useful! And, what’s more – they add that certain Old World feeling to a building like nothing else can".
"There was a time farming was the most common occupation in Europe, with generations working on the same land year after year. The farmers had many ingenious ways to corral animals and they made use of meager resources to make their tools and gates. On the barns of farmers in the Netherlands in the 17th century, a two-door system seemed to work well to keep animals from passing through while also allowing some light and air to come into the barn".
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"There was a time farming was the most common occupation in Europe, with generations working on the same land year after year. The farmers had many ingenious ways to corral animals and they made use of meager resources to make their tools and gates. On the barns of farmers in the Netherlands in the 17th century, a two-door system seemed to work well to keep animals from passing through while also allowing some light and air to come into the barn".
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Meanderer
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Love the heavy duty craftsmanship!Love carriage house style garage doors!
Me, too, Meanderer.
Reminiscent of days gone by when craftsmanship and quality materials were second to none. No compromise.
I'm a sucker for rustic doorsSt. Edward’s Church
"This enchanted entrance has charmed St. Edward’s Church in Gloucestershire, England, since the 1200s. It is rumored to have inspired the doors of Durin in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, which is similarly framed between two trees".
doors with character
This one is over and above
hollydolly
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we still have those 1/2 barn doors..here ...."Dutch doors are a quaint home feature these days, but they are so useful! And, what’s more – they add that certain Old World feeling to a building like nothing else can".
"There was a time farming was the most common occupation in Europe, with generations working on the same land year after year. The farmers had many ingenious ways to corral animals and they made use of meager resources to make their tools and gates. On the barns of farmers in the Netherlands in the 17th century, a two-door system seemed to work well to keep animals from passing through while also allowing some light and air to come into the barn".
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RadishRose
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hollydolly
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