the doors of dublin
Dublin is known for its Georgian architecture, with whole blocks of nearly identical buildings. To help distinguish one building from another, people paint their front door a different color from their neighbor, usually yielding a tasteful rainbow of red, blue, green, black, and yellow as you walk down a block.
And then people occasionally choose less conventional colors:
It’s hard to tell, but the center door is a vibrant, deep purple. I assume the it wasn’t recently painted purple, but with the current fashion, who knows.
March 23rd, 2010 at 1:46 pm
We got your doors of Dublin postcard today!
March 27th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
Love the pink one! Though it must be hard to open, with the knob in the middle…
March 30th, 2010 at 12:21 am
Door knobs in the center of the door are quite common here. I always find them rather awkward.