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Thursday Doors – 09/26/2019
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Thursday Doors – 9/19/19
Even when semi-hidden, doors are very much a part of the scene. Here are some such scenes, from pathways around various villages of Santorini, Greece. 
Thursday Doors – 09/05/2019
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Doors of Pláka ~~
“Pláka is the old historical neighborhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on top of the residential areas of the ancient town of Athens. It is known as the “Neighborhood of the Gods” due to its proximity to the Acropolis and its many archaeological sites.” We stayed at a hotel in Pláka, which was the best decision we’ve ever made. Location, location, location! This post shows doors from the old part of Pláka. It was fun walking around the narrow streets looking for doors. And I found many! There will be more doors from Pláka in future posts.
Thursday Doors – 08/22/19
Thursday Doors – July 4, 2019
A red, a white, and a blue, in honor of 4th of July, Independence Day in the United States of America.
Thursday Doors – June 27, 2019
Doors of the Church of the Holy Apostles, located on the grounds of the beautiful Ancient Agora of Athens, in Greece.
Thursday Doors – June 20, 2019
A week or so ago I went out to photograph the Jacaranda trees that were in full bloom here is Los Angeles. Instead of going to the beautiful streets of Beverly Hills, where photographers are not always welcomed, I chose a quiet little street in West LA, lined up with Jacarandas on both sides. Much to my surprise, the jacarandas were not the only attraction there. Every house had a colorful, interesting door, even the most modest ones. So that tuned into a door photo shoot too. 
Thursday Doors – June 13, 2018
~~ The Doors of Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya), Istanbul, Turkey ~~
Built in AD 537, at the beginning of the Middle Ages, Hagia Sophia is a former Greek Orthodox Christian cathedral. When Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1453, the cathedral was converted into a mosque. At that point, the bells, altar, iconostasis, and other relics were destroyed. Mosaics depicting Jesus, Mary, Christian saints, and angels were destroyed or plastered over. Hagia Sophia remained a mosque until 1931 and after being closed to the public for four years, it re-opened in 1935 as a museum by the Republic of Turkey. Hagia Sophia is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have “changed the history of architecture.”
Hagia Sophia Cathedral/Museum
Main Door (one of the entrances to the building)
The Narthex (below) is the entry space for worship, a space where worshippers would gather before and after service.
The Emperor Door (below), the largest door of Hagia Sophia, provides passage to the main structure from the inner narthex section. The Emperor door is 7 meters high and made of oak, with a bronze frame. It’s called the Emperor door because only the Emperor could pass through it on special occasions. The mosaic on top dates back to the 9 or 10th century. It depicts Emperor Leo VI with a halo over his head, giving proskynesis, an act of respect – to Christ, who is sitting on a jeweled throne. With his right hand, Christ is blessing the emperor, and his left hand is holding a book written “Peace be with you.”
Hagia Sophia Library – built by Sultan Mahmud I in 1739.
Library Doors
Other Internal Doors. There are other more interesting doors in Hagia Sophia, but with so much to see, and the crowd, I missed them… 😦
Shots of the cathedral.
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