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Thursday Doors: Loches
The town of Loches, in central France (not far from Chédigny) was, in medieval times, the seat of the kings of France and there are many interesting – some long-neglected – doors in and around the old citadel that dominates the moderrn townscape.
At the base of the citadel is this door, that obviously hasn’t been used in a very long time:
And nor has this one, which comes from a time when disabled access was not something anyone thought about:
For sumptuousness of decor, though, the main door of the Collégiale church is impressive:
Thursday Doors 9 June 2016
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Lovely gallery. There’s just something about stone buildings…
janet
Character is the word, I think.
You can just feel all the history of this place through these few photographs. Well done 🙂
Thanks, Norm – and thanks for not letting me walk past a door now without sizing up its photographic possibilities!
My kind of doors. Rich in history. I love the first on – the archway.
Wonderful finds. That second door looks as if the stonework is closing in on it.
That’s what I thought: almost as if it’s very slowly healing over.
It’s a brilliant shot, well spotted.
Such gems 🙂 Love those double arches, but really I love the old black wooden door best.
The last image – doors within doors – looks almost like a collage. They are all very evocative.
There is something so magical about a stone-arched entrance. Wonderful photos!
So beautiful!
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