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Door in Montmatre, Paris

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Montmatre, Paris
France

On special request : This is going to be my door, doorknocker and window section! Hahaha, yes I may sound crazy, but I love to see these and make pictures of them. And I've just found out that I am not the only crazy person in this world who likes that. So especially for you Scott : this off the beaten path section with some of my doors, doorknockers and window pictures!

This first door picture was taken in Paris, in Montmatre.

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Off The Beaten Path: Train station door, Groningen, Netherlands

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on Oct 15, 2003

Waiting room third class

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trainstation Groningen
The Netherlands

Doors, doors and doors, they are everywhere but often unnoticed. But there are some great doors around to spot, and some tell a little bit of history on their own, like this door in the train station of Groningen, The Netherlands.
The train station in Groningen is a beautiful station from 1896. It was designed by L. Gosschalk, who was inspired by Dutch-Flemish Gothic and Renaissance style. In those days they used to have separate classes for the waiting rooms, and this was the door to the third class. When you click on the picture you can see the sign above the door. I just like all these little details, showing how different life was many years ago.

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Off The Beaten Path: King and Queen door, �rebro, Sweden

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King and Queen door, �rebro, Sweden

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King and Queen door in �rebro
Sweden

Maybe not the best picture of a door, but a nice door story instead :-) This picture was taken in the courtyard of �rebro Castle in Sweden.
This castle had two sets of doors opposite each other in the inner courtyard. The first set of doors is for the king and queen. In those days it was very important that the King should have its own entrance. So the solution was to give the king and the queen there own entrance door as you can see on the picture. Of course the door for the king should be much bigger than the one for the queen, so that makes it the door on the right side in the picture the 'king�s door'.
The doors actually lead to different parts of the castle. The king and queen didn't like each other very much, so they lived in separate quarters of the castle.

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Off The Beaten Path: Separate entrance for the prince

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Separate entrance for the prince

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The prince door, �rebro Castle
Sweden
To make things more complicated, the prince should have a separate door as well. It's located on the other corner of the inner courtyard, and it's now the entrance to the tourist office. You can see two doors here as well, for the two royal children. The fun part is that the two doors lead to the same staircase. The doors suggest real 'separate' entrances, as you can't see from the outside that they lead to one and the same stairs.

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Off The Beaten Path: Door of Castle Doorwerth, The Netherlands

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Door of Castle Doorwerth, The

Netherlands

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Castle Doorwerth
The Netherlands

Another castle door, but this one is looking totally different than the previous two. This door leads to Castle Doorwerth in the Province of Gelderland in The Netherlands.Hahaha, I love the way the smaller 'door' is almost hidden in the bigger door.
As many of you probably know, I love castles. So not only have I got a few of these castle doors on my page, I even made a special section called 'Castles of Europe' on the 'general tips' on this page.

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Off The Beaten Path: Cat and Mouse door, Ansouis, France

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on Jan 31, 2005

Cat and mouse door, Ansouis, France

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Cat and mouse door, Ansouis
France

This is one of my favourite doors, it is just so funny. I spotted it in the little village of Ansouis, in the Provence in France. Hahaha, to me this is three doors in one (click on the picture to see what I mean!).... One for the owner of the house, one for his cat.... and the third one for the mouse??? lol
I love these 'character' doors. Somehow I always seem to spot them in countries more to the south of Europe. I can't imagine a door like this in a normal street in The Netherlands or Sweden.

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Off The Beaten Path: Angel doorknocker in Peillon, France

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Doorknocker in Peillon, France

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Angel doorknocker, Peillon
France

This little angel doorknocker in the picturesque village of Peillon in France caught my eye. I thought it was so fun the way it was hanging crookedly on the door and looking at the sky above. I just had to make a picture of it! :-)

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Off The Beaten Path: Door knocker in Arezzo, Italy

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on Nov 10, 2006

Kaga Church

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Kaga
Sweden

Light creeping in around the door
Kaga church
No one there
Just me and �ke
And those beautiful frescos inside
I look back towards the entrance
A beautiful sunny day
Light creeping in around the door
Magical

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Off The Beaten Path: It's all about a door

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on Apr 9, 2006

The beautiful door of Rogslösa

Church

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Rogslösa
Sweden

Rogslösa: this place is all about a "door". A door? you will probably ask me...... Yes a door! But an amazing door! The village of Rogslösa is tiny, very tiny, nothing more then a few houses and a church. And this church has this door that is worth while visiting. And if you don't believe me, you really have to go and take a look for yourself.

The church of Rogslösa dates back the the early 12th century and unfortunately was closed when I visited. But even if it is closed, you can still see 'the door'. This door also dates back to the 12th century and it is richly decorated with wrought iron. The door is decorated with biblical subjects and jingling rings. I've added some photos to this tip to give you an impression of the door and as you can see it is rather amazing. As Rogslösa is so close to the main road, it is certainly worth the detour, even if it is for just a 'door'.

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Off The Beaten Path: Ansouis, France

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on Jan 31, 2005

Ansouis, France