Continuing with the aquarium theme from yesterday’s Wander, today’s door belongs to the San Sebastian Aquarium. Located at the very end of the old harbour, the Aquarium was built in 1928, when much of the area was redeveloped. And it has a rather spectacular door, don’t you think? As well as being a rather wonderfulContinue reading “Thursday Doors – San Sebastian Aquarium, Spain”
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Thursday Doors – Look Closer
This, one could say, is a fairly ordinary door. It’s old, certainly, the stone building it belongs to probably built a hundred years ago or more. Other than that, it’s fairly standard, with its carved panels and battered black painted finish. A door like many others around the world. But look a little closer, andContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Look Closer”
Thursday Doors – Haven
I’ve been posting in Thursday Doors for a while now. Some weeks the doors have been grand, entrances to cathedrals or palaces. Other weeks they’ve been more humble, just like my door this week. Yet a door, no matter the size or shape, represents possibility. None of us know what lies behind until we chooseContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Haven”
Thursday Doors – Ivy Cottage
This is a rather short and sweet Thursday doors post. I’m knee-deep in formatting at the moment (but think I can see the finish line ), so I haven’t been out and about so much this week. However, on a short walk the other day I noticed this door. Actually, I noticed the ivy first,Continue reading “Thursday Doors – Ivy Cottage”
Thursday Doors – Overgrown
A while ago, I posted about a door that seemed to have been abandoned – the steps green with moss, ferns and branches obstructing the path. This week, I have another door which no longer seems to be in use. It’s in a rather old building – the adjacent barn is 15th century and IContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Overgrown”
Thursday Doors, Silves Cathedral, Portugal
This is the main entrance to Silves Cathedral, Silves, Portugal. Originally built as a mosque during the period of Moorish rule, it was converted to a cathedral after Reconquista, with further architectural work completed over several centuries. This doorway was constructed in 1470, and is in a traditional Romanesque style. The doors themselves look ratherContinue reading “Thursday Doors, Silves Cathedral, Portugal”
Thursday Doors – Museum of Traditional Architecture, Dubai
This door is part of the Museum of Traditional Architecture in Dubai. I wrote about our visit to the museum previously, as one of my Wednesday Wanders, but didn’t include this photo. The Museum was originally a royal palace, now restored and preserved as an example of the traditional architecture of Dubai, before steel andContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Museum of Traditional Architecture, Dubai”
Thursday Doors – The British Library, London
This is the main entrance to The British Library, London. Through it you can see into the central piazza, and the large statue of Isaac Newton (based on a drawing by William Blake). This was the meeting point for the first Blogger’s Bash last year, and I have fond memories of us all standing aroundContinue reading “Thursday Doors – The British Library, London”
Sue Vincent – Writing Prompt – The Fairy Door
It’s Thursday, so I normally post a door as part of Norm 2.0’s Thursday Doors Challenge (and I may yet still, it’s Thursday for a little while longer yet). But Sue Vincent over at The Daily Echo posted a writing prompt based on this picture she took of a mysterious door in a stone wall,Continue reading “Sue Vincent – Writing Prompt – The Fairy Door”
Helen Glynn Jones 