Doors

In my hometown, the old part of the city has many old houses. Most of them are not in good condition. They are listed buildings, and their restoration is expensive and difficult—but this is not the subject of this post.
The doors of these houses show subtle details that tell a lot about the almost forgotten story of how the Ottoman Empire was multicultural. The Latin numbers indicate the construction date in the Gregorian calendar, used when the owner of the house was non-Muslim. The Arabic letters indicate the construction date in the Rumi calendar when the owner of the house was Muslim.

Good theme ... here's one from the Mission Concepción, San Antonio, Texas:

Thanks Daneland. As XpatUSA says, a great theme. Doors are full of symbolism and stories. I often shoot them when I travel. Here's one I took last week in Viturbo. It's an example of a Japanese term minniev introduced me to last week. Wasi Sabi.

This a very interesting and powerful work. Thanks for sharing.

Doors are simple but yet very powerful objects. They represent many things; passage of time, events and people, can be linked many emotions, as objects they tell many small stories about places. They hold many details when they are examined carefully.

I think we all love a door...

2710 blue door- by softmarmotte, on Flickr

Nice door!

I think it's wabi-sabi which I used to see a lot as a watch collector ... wear and tear honorably earned which is more sabi, or out-of-round hand-made ceremonial tea-cups which is more wabi.

my favorite doors are the ones that are on fish houses along the north Atlantic from New England up through Canada. This one is on Grand Manan, off the coast of New Brunswick.

You are right. This is what comes from relying on my memory for newly acquired terms. Thanks also for the expansion of understanding of wabi-sabi. Japanese aesthetics continue to resonate with me.