A pretty door's by aufgehts

St. Augustine - United States, Florida I liked this door on St. Francis Street.

Uploaded: Feb, 24 2009 | Taken: Feb, 21 2009| Viewed: 38 times  | 3 votes Camera: SONY | Model: DSC-H3 | Exposure 10/2000s, ISO 250 | FLength: 10mm | SW: Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery 6.0.6001.18000

porto - Feb, 24 2009 02:02pm Jill,I like the contrast here with the sunlight on the door. pesu - Feb, 24 2009 03:02pm Jill, great historical touch in SA. :) jacko1 - Feb, 24 2009 03:02pm A very interesting shot, doors of this type can be readily found in the Canary Islands, is there a link?. pesu - Feb, 24 2009 03:02pm Hi Tony, ask Jorge about the Spaniards... ;-) jacko1 - Feb, 24 2009 03:02pm Petra, most Canarians would be insulted if I called them Spanish!. pesu - Feb, 24 2009 03:02pm Tony, I don't do that! jacko1 - Feb, 24 2009 04:02pm A lot of tourists do, maybe because most of the waiters and hotel staff are from the mainland. aufgehts - Feb, 24 2009 05:02pm Tony, there was a strong Minorcan influence in SA...maybe that is what you are seeing? jacko1 - Feb, 24 2009 06:02pm Are Menorcans Spanish? hehe aufgehts - Feb, 24 2009 06:02pm Hmmm, maybe we should ask Jorge! jacko1 - Feb, 24 2009 06:02pm Yes please! I would love to know. jorgesanchez - Feb, 25 2009 05:02am Jill, Toni, Petra: Yes, Menorca is a Spanish island. It belongs to the Balearic archipelago. These kinds of ornaments in doors are typical of Spain. You can find these motives in Castilla or Cataluña, even in Extremadura, although the saint of the top is not very common, only in monasteries and in houses were live very religious people. In these times in Spain, thieves would rob the statues attached to the doors. Look at the lion; that is to knock at the door. Now everybody has electrical alarm bells. aufgehts - Feb, 25 2009 08:02am Thanks Jorge! As you can see there was quite a debate going on here...Jorge to the rescue! jacko1 - Feb, 25 2009 09:02am Just a little more info! in Tenerife a lot of the old balconys and doors are made from native Canary pine because it is very fire resistant and readily sourced, these look very similar.