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.
Burano, Italy
Image credits: John C. Hutchins
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Image credits: Ken Piorkowski
Copenhagen, Denmark
Image credits: Ingeborg van Leeuwen
Montmartre, Paris, France
Image credits: John Kroll
Valloria, Italy
Image credits: socket974
Rabat, Morocco
Image credits: David&Bonnie
Valparaiso, Chile
Image credits: Byron Ellis
Garden Door by Kazuyuki Ishihara in Japan
Image credits: Anya Langmead
Chefchaouen, Morocco
Image credits: Olga Osipova
Shanghai, China
Image credits: Sean Maynard
Sardinia, Italy
Image credits: Pia - Artemisia1975
Pollença, Balearic Islands, Spain
Image credits: silverlarynx
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Image credits: Natalie AE
Soho, New York, New York, USA
Image credits: Gary Burke
Unknown Garden Door
Image credits: wallpapersinhq.com
Jaipur, India
Image credits: payal.jhaveri
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Image credits: mandalaybus
Bali, Indonesia
Image credits: Corinna A. Carlson
Germagno, Piedmont, Italy
Image credits: Wozz
Beijing, China
Image credits: Rig
Miami, Florida, USA
Image credits: jaydkim
Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
Image credits: Amaury Henderick
Northumberland, UK
Image credits: Maree Turner
Fes, Morocco
Image credits: David K. Edwards
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Image credits: Ahrabella Heabe Lewis
German Alps
Image credits: Dominic Walter