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What lies within?

A selection of magical, often mysterious, doors and gateways, as encountered in non-European cultures around the world. The first seven are from India, Nepal and Sri Lanka then various Caucasian and Muslim countries, followed by others from Mongolia and China (including Tibet), Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar (Burma). The remaining ten are from South America.

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Brahma Temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Brahma Temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India		 Royal Palace, Patan, Kathmandu Valley
Royal Palace, Patan, Kathmandu Valley		 Palace of 55 Windows, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Palace of 55 Windows, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal		 Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal		 Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Batticaloa, Sri Lanka		 Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey		 A mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia (1974)
A mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia (1974)
Art Deco cinema in the Black Sea city of Batumi, Georgia
Art Deco cinema in the Black Sea city of Batumi, Georgia		 Village home in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Village home in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE		 Al Hosn (the Old Fort), Abu Dhabi, UAE
Al Hosn (the Old Fort), Abu Dhabi, UAE
The old souk or market in Nizwa, Oman
The old souk or market in Nizwa, Oman		 Omani household gates
Omani household gates		 Tomb of Bibi Maryam, Qalhat, Sur, Oman
Tomb of Bibi Maryam, Qalhat, Sur, Oman
Family home at Wadi Siji, Sharjah Emirate, UAE
Family home at Wadi Siji, Sharjah Emirate, UAE		 Tozeur, Tunisia
Tozeur, Tunisia		 Tozeur, Tunisia
Tozeur, Tunisia
Tozeur, Tunisia
Tozeur, Tunisia		 Tozeur, Tunisia
Tozeur, Tunisia		 Tozeur, Tunisia
Tozeur, Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia		 Cairo, Egypt
Cairo, Egypt		 Alexandria, Egypt
Alexandria, Egypt
Nearing Elijah's Basin on Mt Sinai, Egypt
Nearing Elijah's Basin on Mt Sinai, Egypt		 Nubia Museum, Aswan, Egypt
Nubia Museum, Aswan, Egypt		 Traditional Nubian home, Aswan, Egypt
Traditional Nubian home, Aswan, Egypt
Early morning on the walls of the Kasbah, Tangier, Morocco
Early morning on the walls of the Kasbah, Tangier, Morocco		 Mausoleum of Sultan Moulay Idriss at Meknes, Morocco
Mausoleum of Sultan Moulay Idriss at Meknes, Morocco		 The New Mosque, Rabat, Morocco
The New Mosque, Rabat, Morocco
Essaouira, Morocco. A doorway in the Medina
Essaouira, Morocco. A doorway in the Medina		 Porte de la Marine, Essaouira, Morocco
Porte de la Marine, Essaouira, Morocco		 Pavilion door at the Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan, Mongolia
Pavilion door at the Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan, Mongolia
Temple door, Amarbayasgalant Khiid, Mongolia
Temple door, Amarbayasgalant Khiid, Mongolia		 Temple door at Erdene Zuu Monastery, Kharkhorin, Mongolia
Temple door at Erdene Zuu Monastery, Kharkhorin, Mongolia		 Basom Tso (Lake Basom), Tibet, China
Basom Tso (Lake Basom), Tibet, China
Tsetang, Tibet, China
Tsetang, Tibet, China		 Tsetang, Tibet, China
Tsetang, Tibet, China		 Traditional doorway in Baisha, outside Lijiang, Yunnan, China
Traditional doorway in Baisha, outside Lijiang, Yunnan, China
Xidi village in Huizhou region, Anhui, China
Xidi village in Huizhou region, Anhui, China		 Cafe entrance in Zhongdian (Shangri-La), Yunnan, China
Cafe entrance in Zhongdian (Shangri-La), Yunnan, China		 Gateway at Songzanlin Monastery, Diqing, Yunnan, China
Gateway at Songzanlin Monastery, Diqing, Yunnan, China
Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Udaipur, Rajasthan, India		 Wat (Buddhist temple), Pakse, Laos
Wat (Buddhist temple), Pakse, Laos		 Entering the village schoolyard on Koh Trong, an island in the Mekong, Cambodia
Entering the village schoolyard on Koh Trong, an island in the Mekong, Cambodia
Royal Palace gate, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Royal Palace gate, Phnom Penh, Cambodia		 Temple door at Wat Phantong, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Temple door at Wat Phantong, Chiang Mai, Thailand		 Landing at Wat Mai Chong Lom, Bangkok
Landing at Wat Mai Chong Lom, Bangkok
Sampeng (Chinatown), Bangkok
Sampeng (Chinatown), Bangkok		 Hien Nhon Gate in the Citadel of Hue, Vietnam
Hien Nhon Gate in the Citadel of Hue, Vietnam		 Shophouse in Phuket, Thailand
Shophouse in Phuket, Thailand
Temple door, Kengtung, Shan State, Myanmar
Temple door, Kengtung, Shan State, Myanmar		 La Paz, Bolivia
La Paz, Bolivia		 Hostal La Cascona, Potosi, Bolivia
Hostal La Cascona, Potosi, Bolivia
Potosi, Bolivia
Potosi, Bolivia		 Potosi, Bolivia
Potosi, Bolivia		 Potosi, Bolivia
Potosi, Bolivia
Calle Florida, Buenos Aires
Calle Florida, Buenos Aires		 Mapocho Station, Santiago de Chile
Mapocho Station, Santiago de Chile		 Centro district, Santiago de Chile
Centro district, Santiago de Chile
Porvenir, Tierra del Fuego, Chile
Porvenir, Tierra del Fuego, Chile		 S. Pedro de Atacama, Chile
S. Pedro de Atacama, Chile		 In the Three Cities, Malta
In the Three Cities, Malta
In the Three Cities, Malta
In the Three Cities, Malta		 Ornate doorway at Thian Hock Keng Temple, Telok Ayer
Ornate doorway at Thian Hock Keng Temple, Telok Ayer		 Restored shophouse facades in Chinatown, Singapore
Restored shophouse facades in Chinatown, Singapore
A wine shop in Competa
A wine shop in Competa		 Successful candidates wrote with ox blood on the college walls of Salamanca
Successful candidates wrote with ox blood on the college walls of Salamanca

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Bob B.30-Sep-2020 12:31
Great gallery Phillip!V
Helen Betts18-Sep-2020 04:09
Outstanding gallery, with some places very familiar to me. V.
barbarajoy16-Sep-2020 00:48
Love these exotic entrances collected from you travels in exotic places. V
danad12-Sep-2020 09:18
A great series on these doors and gateways from four continents ! V.
Chris Gibbins09-Sep-2020 19:45
Splendid collection of portals. V
buznsarah01-Aug-2020 17:23
Great collection. One time I was in an old village in France called Pezinas. There were wonderful doors in the old dilapidated buildings. I di not have my camera! But it is a great memory. I suspect that Pezinas has now been "developed". It was so charming
Tom LeRoy28-Jul-2020 09:43
Entrances are always fascinating. Your collection is very special! V
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