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Most doors are hopelessly mundane, but they don’t have to be; they can also serve as meaningful symbols of portals between worlds or between different aspects of our lives. When we set out to create a list of beautiful doors around the world, we were surprised to find just how many truly amazing doors there are out there that have been decorated with beautiful craftsmanship and artwork.

The door is probably the single part of a building’s exterior that people will interact most frequently with, so if you want a building to look impressive up close, there’s probably no better way to do this than by having a beautiful door.

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    Burano, Italy

    Image credits: John C. Hutchins

    Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

    Image credits: Ken Piorkowski

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Image credits: Ingeborg van Leeuwen

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    Montmartre, Paris, France

    Image credits: John Kroll

    Valloria, Italy

    Image credits: socket974

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    Rabat, Morocco

    Image credits: David&Bonnie

    Valparaiso, Chile

    Image credits: Byron Ellis

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    Garden Door by Kazuyuki Ishihara in Japan

    Image credits: Anya Langmead

    Chefchaouen, Morocco

    Image credits: Olga Osipova

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    Shanghai, China

    Image credits: Sean Maynard

    Sardinia, Italy

    Image credits: Pia – Artemisia1975

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    Pollença, Balearic Islands, Spain

    Image credits: silverlarynx

    Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

    Image credits: Natalie AE

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    Soho, New York, New York, USA

    Image credits: Gary Burke

    Unknown Garden Door

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    Jaipur, India

    Image credits: payal.jhaveri

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Image credits: mandalaybus

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    Bali, Indonesia

    Image credits: Corinna A. Carlson

    Germagno, Piedmont, Italy

    Image credits: Wozz

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    Beijing, China

    Image credits: Rig

    Miami, Florida, USA

    Image credits: jaydkim

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    Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal

    Image credits: Amaury Henderick

    Northumberland, UK

    Image credits: Maree Turner

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    Fes, Morocco

    Image credits: David K. Edwards

    Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

    Image credits: Ahrabella Heabe Lewis

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    German Alps

    Image credits: Dominic Walter

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