In yesterday’s post I shared some Wordless Wednesday photos from my trip to Aguascalientes, Mexico, and I have some others prepared for Fixed-it Friday. There are more of my favorites here in today’s post!
The tough part about church doors in Mexico is that they are almost always open! (Yes, I realize that this is a beautiful thing!) These doors were really cool but I never found them closed:
Here’s a beautiful arched opening:
And a night-time view of this heavily carved church entrance:
There were lots of wicket doors, and not just in churches:
The green hardware on these doors caught my eye…
I saw several empty facades…here’s one that has been restored and one that has not:
I noticed a ton of creative steel grilles…security can be beautiful! Here are a few examples:
And finally, I’m a sucker for details…
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Thank you. Very nice.
I like the variety of colors and the brass door knocker and the steel security screens. What a rich variety of art in architecture. One element that stood out on several of the entrances is the presence of an electric meter adjacent to the opening. Is this a common practice in Mexico I wonder?
Hi Dan –
I’m not sure why the electric meters are next to the entrances, but yes – it’s common in Mexico.
– Lori