I hadn’t planned on writing a door post today, and yet here I am.
I had promised another look at the amazing doors within the castle of Gravensteen in Ghent, Belgium. If you missed part 1, you can view it here.
I have no additional story to accompany today’s photos. Just some interesting doors that caught my eye as we roamed through this imposing structure.
Admittedly, some photos are better than others, but it gives you an idea of how many different doors there were in this one building. Obviously a door-lover had to have been involved in the construction.
One last look at Gravensteen before I say good-bye to this wonderful castle.
Thursday Doors is a weekly photo event that is the brainchild of Norm Frampton at Norm 2.0. This is a place where door-lovers gather to share and appreciate the beautiful and quirky doors we find in our travels.
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These are such amazing doors. So sturdy as compared to the doors we have in present times.
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There is a growing number of modern doors that are quite pretty with bevelled glass inserts. In my opinion though, they can’t quite compete with a solid wooden door covered in metal studs 😉
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So true! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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Exquisite finds! Truly remarkable. I cannot even fathom such sights.
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Some visits are wows beyond my expectations … and this was one of them!
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Those are wonderful! No place for the OCD sufferer, though. That’s what I love about vernacular architecture–you build it the way it works with what you have. Kinda how I write. 😀
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I think that’s the best way to approach everything in life – work with what you have 🙂
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Two words: big and bold. 🙂
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True on both counts 🙂
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Wow, great doors!
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This is a place worth visiting 🙂
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What an amazing place to take photos. All those dark foreboding nooks and crannies with light coming in through small windows at weird angles. You must have had a blast.
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This was door-lover’s heaven! You would have been over the moon 🙂
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Unusual, but some lovely doors!
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… and that’s why I like them. I like to find unusual 🙂
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Joanne, I felt like we were on a set of Game of Thrones when we visited Gravensteen. It was never used by the production company, but it would have been perfect for a few of the torture scenes. Loved every inch of that place and your photographs of those amazing doors captured its essence perfectly.
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I abandoned Game of Thrones after the first season because I found it too violent. It’s one thing to read it (I read GoT to book 6) but seeing in on the screen was too much for me.
I can see how it would make an excellent location for a movie set!
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The first one is my favorite too!
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The light coming in the doorway really highlights the texture of the door. I like it too!
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Terrific collection of doors. The first one for me though is the “winner”. I really love all that texture and accompanying character. Such a gorgeous castle. That shot of the arches is stellar!
Peta
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Thanks so much Peta. I really liked the way the light was coming in on that first door and the room with the arches was spectacular!! It was a challenging room to take photos in but I’m glad I was able to capture some of its magic.
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The high four knob caught my eye all g with the holes in the door. I love the hardware on the doors, and the stone.
I’m sorry you’re saying goodbye already!
It’s been a neat arm-chair tour.
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Glad you enjoyed the tour 🙂
This was a great place and I was tempted to structure this post to allow for a 3rd instalment, but then decided less was more!
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My brain is going “dungeon” looking at most of these. Quite beautiful, but sinister.
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There is certainly nothing ‘warm and fuzzy’ about locations like this!
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Awesome photographs. How is that as a Belgian national I have never noticed the beauty of my own country??? I must put Gent (as we spell it in Dutch) on my list of must-see-destinations… OK, I admit, up till now and looking at this blog, the door fascination has eluded me, but I am hooked… Those doors have stories to tell!!!
Lieve
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The thing about doors is that once you start noticing them, it becomes an obsession… and it sounds like you now have the bug 🙂
It’s so true that we often fail to see what we have in our own backyards. I think you will be blown away by the treasures you find at home!
My only disappointment is that we didn’t get to spend more time there. We had only one day and it poured rain. Even in the downpour it looked beautiful!
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Living in the UK, you have to learn to love the rain..
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Great collection, Joanne!! It’s interesting that the handle is so high on that last door photo. This castle’s stonework is gorgeous.
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I think the restoration of this castle was well done. Like you, I thought the stonework was beautiful … although not very ‘warm’ 😉
I quite liked the last photo with all the different stone and bricks. It’s a real patchwork.
I’ve encountered doors with very high doorknobs before and they always strike me as odd-looking. I’ve never discovered whether there was a purpose or just an aesthetic.
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When thinking these doors looked so somber, it dawned on me that many of these castles were also prepared for war and are meant to defend their property. Have you noticed that in Belgium they have the soft G -a very attractive sound, and much different from the Dutch G, which is like clearing one’s throat (or spitting out something, haha). The grey stone buildings look beautiful!
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The doors, the hardware, the stone work – all wonderful, Joanne. Thank you so much for sharing these.
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Love castles. Those doors are fantastic! Thanks for sharing them.
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Hi Joanne,
Just loved both posts on the castle doors. They are SO COOL.
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Glad you changed your mind – such fascinating variation.
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Beautiful doors and photos! I’d take one for my fantasy front door.
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Ha! I know!! My front door in comparison is so … ordinary.
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That second last photo, the room with the arches, just looks amazing.
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It was a very impressive room and I really wanted to include a photo to highlight the interior. Glad to hear it was appreciated 🙂
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This castle looks like door heaven, for a door blogger like you. Beautiful architecture, also.
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That was my thought exactly!! I couldn’t believe my luck 🙂
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WOW these are gorgeous images Joanne 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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Thanks Joe – much appreciated! I found it quite challenging to take these photos since the lighting was often rather dark and gloomy.
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The first photo view of Ghent is beautiful! They sure don’t make doors like this any more….shame.
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I know 😕 … although considering the generic doors I have on my house, I can’t really say anything.
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Amazing doors! I’d take any one of them and build a whole medieval fantasy cottage around them…hehehe!
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A medieval fantasy cottage? hmmm – the idea has great potential. It must have a dungeon … where the wine is kept, of course 😉
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Of course!!!🍷
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Again with the wow! These are some serious doors and your photos of them are great.
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Thanks – I considered these the 2nd string 😉 There’s nothing quite like a castle to raise the bar!
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