Doors, openings ! Beautiful, decayed... whatever

[Wavelength]

Excellent image, Bristo; ...but, Jean, why you said symmetry very poor?

[bje07]

Excellent image, Bristo; ...but, Jean, why you said symmetry very poor?

Nandakumar, I wrote "the symmetry's not perfect" not "very poor".
IMO, for a such picture of architecture you should try to show the real symmetry: the shape of each side of the identical columns and on the top the continuity of the same shapes.

[Wavelength]

Oh, my mind took "not perfect + too bad" = very poor...Further i thought you were referring to non identical tiles in the foreground and a chair on one side of the corridor...

[Manfred M]

How about some industrial site doors.

1. Main entrance to an industrial building, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada






2. Shipping doors (same building as the first image)






3. Doors for the hoist cable at the closed King Mine in Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada. This was an asbestos mine.

[Wavelength]

Superb, Manfred

[Antonio Correia]

Excellent Manfred !
Once I wanted to make a collection of photographs inside an industrial factory but I never could or at least did not make the necessary contacts to
I like the Architecture of the first building.

The one below was shot in Los Angeles in a museum I can't remember the name or the Architect !

[Wavelength]

very nice, Antonio.

[Antonio Correia]

[Wavelength]

I always like such deformed polygonal look achieved

[Chataignier]

A door in run-down corner of my nearest town : St Yrieix la Perche in Haute Vienne. (lots of historic interest in St Yx)

[bje07]

Building facade and reflections in Paris.

[Antonio Correia]

Lots of noise and not enough sharpened !

[Manfred M]

Here are some very unusual doors; these are the royal elephant stables in Hampi, India from Vijayanagara Empire (late 1300s). At the time Hampi was the second largest city in the world (Beijing was larger). It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Antonio, I know you have an interest in India; this site is a touch challenging to get to, but definitely worth the visit. Taking the overnight train (sleeper car) from Bangalore to Hospet is the best way to get there; some 8 hours by train.


1. Entrance to the Royal Elephant Stables (the large arched openings)





2. Interior connecting doors between the stables

[Antonio Correia]

Thank you Manfred for your contribution and comment.
We have never been in Hampi. India is so big and so varied ...
But now - after Modi took power - everything is far more expensive as it was some 5 years ago

Soon we will be heading there again but with a very different approach.

[Antonio Correia]

[Antonio Correia]

! bump !

[Manfred M]

Some more unusual doors (and windows) taken in the town of San Pedro la Laguna, on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.

The water level of the lake can vary and when we were visiting, the waters were extremely high, which mean buildings too close to the water's edge had to be abandoned as they were partially submerged.


1. This was the hostel at the hotel we were staying, taken from higher up






2. A water level view of the same building






3. More doors, more water






4. Same lake, different town - San Marcos la Laguna

[Antonio Correia]

Manfred the water is very high evaluating by the last photo...
Rainy season ?

[bje07]

Manfred
"This was the hostel at the hotel we were staying, taken from higher up"

It was a bedroom with swimming pool?

[pschlute]

The one below was shot in Los Angeles in a museum I can't remember the name or the Architect !

Lovely capture