(Bamberg Germany)
Europe is full of exquisite antique doorways.
(Budapest, Hungary)
These doorways to the past,
(Budapest)
are testaments,
(Nuremberg, Germany)
to artistry,
(Regensburg, Germany)
attention to detail,
(Regensburg, Germany)
craftsmanship,
(Budapest)
and love of beauty.
(Passau, Germany)
They represent a respect for artistry too often missing in our modern world.
(Passau, Germany)
Hoping these portals to the past,
(Marksburg Castle, Germany)
bring beauty and cheers to you~
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I love doors, Cindy, and you’ve captured some splendid ones! Our manufactured, pre-fab doors just can’t hold a candle to these artistic, ornate ones.
No they can’t and this is our loss. I love doors too, and our front door is handmade of cut glass. We can each at least try to add beauty. You certainly do. <3
Beautiful Cindy! We do have some lovely doors here as well… 😉 xx
Yes, you certainly do and I hope you post some soon! <3
Thank you Cindy. Alas, things happen that one does not choose to put in the posts… xx
sieht ja super aus, genieße den Abend
Ich bin sehr glucklich, Sie ihnen mein Freund mag und danke.
Talk about beautiful street art! Gorgeous post, Cindy!
Yes!! This is exactly what I think when I am in these medieval towns!
There’s a scary-looking seemingly suspended in mid-air face in the upper left window of the first photograph. Looks like a ghost!
Hah! My husband and I were waiting to see who noticed. He does look rather like an unhappy ghost!
Does that mean I’m the first to spot it?
You came in a very close second out of a n of only 3! You did very well.
Beautiful doors and door ways…I love the wooden door and surrounding art work of the last one 🙂
That is in Marksburg Castle and is the oldest of the lot. The castle was fully furnished and incredible. I will post photos of it soon.
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Super, the man behind the window looks like a voyeurist
He looks rather sinister doesn’t he. I think he was just a little pertubated with my taking photos. I stopped when I saw him.
Frustrated voyeurist. One must ask pasteur Roland DALO how to deal with his frustration.
Lovely, spectacular, heavy, dark, intrigue
All those things, yes! I am happy you have the imagination to see and feel this.
“Portals to the Past” is such a perfect title here ~ each of these doors are so different in design and history ~ it does not take much to get the mind wondering of its past. My favorite is the brilliant and simple Marksburg Castle portal. To spend just a day back in those times…with a camera of course 🙂
Yes, and I hope you see what lies behind that castle door. The castle was furnished with original pieces. You would be fascinated by the inside Randall. It sets one imagination soaring. I will post it soon my friend and thank you as always for your perceptive perceptions~
Wonderful Cindy!!! “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” Sometimes looking back is finding new paths… Have a great day!
Yes looking to the past to find our path in the present! <3
There are a lot of wonderful doorways in Europe – so ornate
Yes, so many more than anyone could post. It would be an interesting pinterest page, European doors! There probably is such, I will look.
Really so beautiful art Cindy and you are right, it is very nice, when some countries do more to protect and show the art.
Yes, one immediately notices the increase in charm and beauty and it makes one feel at peace, a feeling modern architecture certainly doesn’t elicit for me.
I love the first one. Looks like a face about to wink at me. 😉
The colors and design are so HAPPY. I agree with you Graham!
From the past to the PRESENT
Yes, it is wonderful isn’t it!
It is absolutely. For example, Armani is producing in Hangzhou/China
Jetting to Hangzhou by aircraft is cheaper than producing in Italy 🙂
Loved the “Door” series. they have opened the portals to magnificent architecture and impeccable sculptures…. 🙂
Lovely sentiments, beautifully expressed! <3
What a wonderful array of portals, Cindy — each one so very unique. Lovely post.
Sharing with a friend like you makes the world seem somehow right~
So much beauty was included in buildings of the past. A pity they are so plain now. I hope all those builldings are preserved forever
I hope so too. We are a destructive species, so it is heartening to see some things that are being preserved for almost ever. This year I am going to see the olderst living trees in the world, the ancient bristle cone pines, the oldest is 4600-4900 years old. They are living in a part of The Sierras few people visit thank God. They do not live in a national park. They survive because most people don’t know about them. That is a sad statement I think. If people knew about them, they might carve their initials in them or cut them down for coffee tables. I will post photos of them for you and Jack. I will be in awe that there are living things in this world that predate the pyramids and humans haven’t destroyed them.
Those trees sound awe inspiring Cindy, just to see them in your photos will be a privilege. Did you know about the Wollemi Pine? It is a fascinating story of rediscovery. http://www.wollemipine.com/news/Found_Tree_from_the_Dinosaur_Age.php Hundreds of cuttings were created and the seedlings sent to every botanic garden, then put on the market for home gardeners so it is a real success story of a tree though to be extinct now thriving. The original trees location is a very close kept secret.
No I didn’t know. Thank you for the link. I will need to study this.
These are just gorgeous Cindy. Please feel free to come over and share this post on Thursday Doors if you like. Wonderful post on my favorite subject 🙂
Thank you for the kind offer and I am honored you like them Norm.
Thanks for this little journey into a time when craftsmanship and artistry was more valued (or seems to have been anyway).
Alison xox
We travel so well together Alison! <3
Great photos with caption. Loved it.
wow.. nice blog…
So many doors, yet none of the same 🙂 Great images collection, Cindy! (and awesome title!)
So happy you enjoyed Inday & cheers to you~
I am always amazed at the old architecture. I often wonder how they did it. I would like to go back in time and watch it being done. I don’t think we could do it today, Thanks cindy
Yes, the fantasy of time travel is extremely attractive~
Can you imagine the history and stories behind the many that may have passed through those doors.
It is mind expanding to imagine it isn’t it! Incredible really~
Yes it is.
Cindy, I just adore photos of doors, and windows, too! Your choices are wonderful but I must say the first one is my favorite, for the brilliant color and the geometric design. 🙂
Yes, plus it is a very happy door! 🙂
Amazing doorways, indeed! I imagine such stories behind their creation 🙂
All the people, over time, who have opened and closed them!
These photos are stunning. Amazing doorways inviting me to enter in to the world hidden behind them. I love that!
It is mysterious, intriguing and so irresisitibly tempting!!
Love these grand entrances Cindy– so imposing. I have a collection of much humber doorways from the years we lived in Spain. I don’t know– but I think, doorways are intriguing for the possibilities that lie beyond… thanks for the beautiful post.
Yes they represent mystery and possibility and we are curious to see what is beyond. I would love to see your Spanish doors and am looking forward to seeing some more myself in Spain soon!
Oh where are you traveling Spain Cindy?!! We lived there 12 years, the first 8 down in Andalusia and that is really the heart of Spain for us– less cosmopolitan, more “Spanish.” I can’t wait to see those pictures whenever you go!…
We are going to Seville, Malaga, Madrid, Cartenga, Barcelona, Mallorca and Valencia. Very excited about it of course! We have only been to Cartagena and Barcelona before.
Oh you’re going to have such beautiful travels Cindy!! We never crossed over to Mallorca– but love Madrid for the art, Barcelona for the architecture and Seville for the history and ambience. And everywhere for the food!– so many tapas and breakfast churros with thick thick hot chocolate! Que aproveche!
Estoy muy emocionado y me encanta tapas!! Tengo ganas de practicar mi espanol. Eras tan afortunados de vivir en España! <3
I love the blue door !
I do too, it seems a happy door!
Adieu 🙂 😉 <3
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It bothers me to no end how these old architectural aesthetics have become lost arts in North America.
I hear you and I agree with you.
Wonderful, Cindy. I love to take photos of doors and windows – also (a quirk maybe) dates carved in stone on ancient buildings.
Oh the date idea is clever and unique!
Exquisite artistry in these doorways! A beautiful collection, Cindy.
I am very pleased you enjoyed them and cheers to you Patti~
You too, Cindy. Have an inspiring week. 🙂
Hello again Cindy, love these photographs, always have been intrigued by entrances !!!
Hoping you are well, where ever you are 🙂
Happy Saunday to you Kenny and thanks for the thoughtful sentiments~
Excelent photos, Excelent presentation, Excelent Author – Cindy – Write a book and I will be your reader… You have the feeling for detail, for the right word and for Beauty! Bravo!
Awwww, you are so kind and most appreciated. Thank you & cheers too~ <3
The Regensberg, Germany two elaborate and intricately detailed “portals” were exquisite and fine examples of craftsmanship, Cindy. Just enjoyed these photos so much.
Then I am very glad I posted Robin. Cheers to you my friend~
Such beautiful workmanship!
Yes and so ubiquitous!
I love old fashioned grand doors. Except when I have to open them — they are often stuck or heavy. Opening them is a moment, a ritual, not a casual act. 🙂
Yes it is a moment, the hand on the knob, the pressure to open, freeze frame. A moment of unknown anticipation, like a metaphor for life, which may be why doors resonate so much with us preconsciously. Our preconscious is so smart, which you know well since it writes your poems and whimsical tales so beautifully.
Yes, I collect those moments for my writings. I look for things that have always been important to us, like “chair” as a title and as an object. Those themes are the most interesting.
I agree with you. They are archetypal.
That’s one reason why I just love the old architecture and features. So magnificent. They certainly don’t make them like they used to!
No they don’t and we are lesser for it. This craftsmanship and love of beauty was a celebration of life which we all need.
I love these old doors, fabulous pics Cindy!
I am happy you enjoyed them and thanks for stopping by!
Doors can be fascinating. These are beautiful!
Thank you Maria. They define the building they open to~
Particularly love the last one, the others are a tad overwhelming!
The last one is the oldest door. It is in a castle on The Rhine.
Really like the last doors paintings:)
This is so old. It was in Marksburg Castle on The Rhine.
I can imagine what stories the doors could tell us.
Yes, forget walls, imagine if doors could talk!!!!
I love doorways the gold ones I saw in Florence are my favourite, I especially like the blue one above that’s like a face.
Yes I love that one too and I love the doors, and everything else in Florence! <3
Cindy, Cindy….I can’t wait to show Inion these pics. She is going to flip!! If there is such a thing as reincarnation, I pray I come back as you!! 😉 You are such a gifted artist and true adventurer. God luv ya for allowing us a peek into your beautiful world and letting us share the journey!! <3 xoxo
A comment from you is like a rainbow on a cloudy day. It brightens the world! :star: Be well my dear friend and cheers to you~ <3 <3
Just fabulous, aren’t they? Soft spot for that last one but there are so many beauties. 🙂
The last door is by far the favorite so most people agree with you! . I can’t choose, but I do love the happy colors on the first.
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Some beautiful doorways in Budapest and various German towns…lovely photography from Cindy!
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Awww, you are a thoughtful friend and person. Thank you~ <3
Cindy, very interesting post. Beautiful doorways. Thank you! Hugs! Veraiconica
It is so wonderful to hear from you Veraiconica. I have missed you. I hope this means you are back and that we stay in touch. Hoping you are well my dear friend~ <3 <3
Thank you Cindy. I have missed you too. Had a lot of fun last night looking at your so interesting blogs with all the beautiful images. Find you blog very inspiring. Sending you hugs! Veraiconica
Visa versa 2UX2!