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Doors, Glorious Doors!

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I’m Jennifer Petoff, (aka Dr. J) from Sidewalk Safari and I’m bringing you my best door photography from around the world. Discover the joy of doors; from doortraits to door art. If you love doors as much as I do, this is the place to be!

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Cornflower blue door surrounding by matching blue Portuguese tiles. The door is set in an ornately carved stone frame. This is the door to Palácio do Raio in Braga, Portugal.

Doors of the World

Explore curated galleries of door photos from my travels around the world. Clicking on each photo below will take you to a different door photography collection.

Photograph of a brown metal door on a yellow facade with a lamppost in front of it.
Door of the Week Gallery
Wooden door with a glass panel and wreath on the front set in an alcove. The alcove is surrounded by ornate neo-gothic carvings and flanked by two lamps. There is a lamp in the domed alcove.
Door Poetry
Photograph of a door bathed in sun rays. The door is set against a step-gabled brick facade in the Hague Netherlands.
Doors that Inspire Travel
Photograph of a black door on a facade covered in flaming red ivy in Dublin Ireland.
Door Quotes

Door-tastic Cities in Europe

I live in Europe and have visited every country in the European Union. Explore the doors in my favorite European cities in depth. Looking for ornate doors, colorful doors, eclectic doors, historic doors, or something completely off the wall, these are the places you’ll find them. I’ve traveled widely and walked a lot of miles to bring you collections of beautiful doors that I’ve stood in front of and admired with my own eyes.

A richly ornamented Art Nouveau doorway in Prague, featuring vibrant red double doors with intricate gold and black detailing. The entrance is framed by an elaborate stone archway adorned with floral swags, sculpted figures, and a central cartouche. Above the archway, a statue of a draped female figure holding a sheaf of wheat stands on a decorative pedestal. To the right of the doorway, blue plaques display the numbers "121" and "6." The building's facade is a muted gray, and the ground in front is paved with cobblestones.
Prague
Close-up of an orange door. The transom is covered with ornate metal grilles in a color that matches the door. Each side of the door is framed by a single column of tiles in different patterns. There is a Hand of Fatima knocker on the door
Porto
Worn wooden door with two panels each with a square metal door knob. There is a "letter" slot near the top of the left panel. The facade is bright orange. There is a statue of Neptune painted in black paint to the left of the door that resembles Neptune on Piazza Maggiore in Bologna. There is a small pug painted in black sitting next to the door. There is a metal doggie dish filled with water sitting in the
Bologna
A bright pink Georgian door with a gold knocker sits at the front of a brick building, with a decorative arched window above and white columns on either side. The number 16 is above the door. A black pipe runs vertically along the left side of the building, and a black fence is in front
Dublin

Self-Guided Door Walks

Planning a city break? Why not take yourself on one of my carefully curated door-focused photowalks?

A classic navy blue Georgian front door in London, featuring white stucco rusticated trim, a brass knocker, and a semicircular glass fanlight.
London
A black double door with a large, ornate white transom window above it, flanked by tall rectangular windows, all on a dark brick building with a green bush and small tree in front.
Amsterdam
A mint green door with yellow and green floral tile patterns at Rua Silva Carvalho 191.
Lisbon
Cobalt blue doors with heart-shaped wrought-iron grilles and blue and white azulejos at the original Pasteis de Belem pastry shop, established 1837.
Belém

Best doors

Palácio Sotto Maior

This palace in Central Portugal looks like a ruin until you step inside.

The outside looks old and dilapidated. The inside is as opulent as they come.

Check out the Palácio Sotto Maior photo gallery including a dizzying array or interior and exterior doors, each one more fabulous than the last.

Visit my “Door of the Month” Gallery

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Photograph of bright pink and yellow neighbor doors in the background with a tree trunk in the foreground and a field of grass in between.

Doorcabulary

Brush up on your door vocabulary. This is the unique love language of doorficionados everywhere (not to mention a bit of fun).

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Red door with two slabs separated by a mullion. the door is set in a red tiled wall. There is a transom light decorated with iron work grilles. The lites on the door itself are covered with decorative metal grilles. The mullion is highlighted with a white rectangle and there is a text overlay that reads "mullion"

Anatomy of a Door

Every part named & photographed. Learn about the architectural features of a door so we can better describe our door images.

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Bright yellow door set on a brick wall. There are blue pots filled with colorful flowers on either side of the door

Photograph Doors

Improve your door photography with these smartphone photography tips covering do’s and don’ts.

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