Thursday Doors: The United Arab Emirates
Posted on: April 20, 2023
- In: Doors | Inspiration | Travel
- 50 Comments
I am joining Dan Antion over at https://nofacilities.com/ where he runs a series called Thursday Doors.
Welcome to Thursday Doors! This is a weekly challenge for people who love doors and architecture to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos, drawings, or other images or stories from around the world. If you’d like to join us, simply create your own Thursday Doors post each (or any) week and then share a link to your post in the comments below, anytime between 12:01 am Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American Eastern time).
My last post featured some pictures of my trip to the United Arab Emirates that inspired my first published book, Amanda in Arabia: The Perfume Flask. I included a picture of a door, which made me think I should do a Thursday Doors post of some of the interesting doors I found on that trip. So here you are:
The door to the Museum of Ras Al Khaimah
An interesting door inside the museum walls
The door of a deserted house found in an abandoned village
The door of the oldest mosque in the UAE, from 1410!
Ancient stone huts found in the mountains
A colourful door on a walled residence in the desert.
A door to a courtyard
At the Sharjah Sook
Some of these doors found their way into the book!
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50 Responses to "Thursday Doors: The United Arab Emirates"
April 20, 2023 at 11:19 pm
Great pics and doors Darlene! 💞
April 20, 2023 at 11:49 pm
These a lovely doors, Darlene. I love the details in the design, and I always enjoy when people can relate photos (especially doors) to their books.
April 21, 2023 at 1:46 am
Thanks, Dan. It surprises me that some of the doors I have featured have also been in the books. Glad you like these exquisite doors that are very Arabian.
April 21, 2023 at 12:21 am
Thanks for this glimpse of the UA! Marvelous doors.
April 21, 2023 at 12:29 am
I’d take any of those doors. They’re sturdy and beautiful.
April 21, 2023 at 1:47 am
They are, aren’t they? Thye brought back such good memories for me.
April 21, 2023 at 12:48 am
Wow I love the second door and the abandoned house door although they are all great 🙂
April 21, 2023 at 1:49 am
The abandoned village was very interesting itself and then to find this amazing door! It is in the book too.
April 21, 2023 at 2:00 am
Grest doors, Darlene. I can see why they made it into your story 🙂
April 21, 2023 at 2:14 am
I’m over the moon for that blue door! The photo is great, as the open side really displays the profile and so much detail. 🤩
April 21, 2023 at 2:16 am
I love that blue door too. I had trouble finding it amongst the photos of that trip. Then I remembered I had framed it and it was hanging on a wall!
April 21, 2023 at 2:49 am
My cup of tea, Darlene. I have always been fascinated with doors and doorways…A great collection. Hugs xx
April 21, 2023 at 3:17 am
These are very interesting doors, Darlene. The door inside the museum is much nicer than the outside door.
April 21, 2023 at 3:37 am
I know. It probably has some significance but I no longer remember. They are interesting doors and quite unique. xo
April 21, 2023 at 3:29 am
Terrific doors, Darlene. Thanks for sharing.
April 21, 2023 at 4:12 am
I travel the world with you, Darlene and enter many doors!!
April 21, 2023 at 4:28 am
Glad to have you along, Rebecca! So many doors, so little time. xo
April 21, 2023 at 4:59 am
Amen – sometimes you need to travel virtually and see the adventures through another person’s eyes.
April 21, 2023 at 12:14 pm
I love these doors – such a variety, Darlene. All the doors in our house are exactly the same!
April 21, 2023 at 4:46 pm
I know what you mean! Perhaps that’s why we are so intrigued by interesting doors.
April 21, 2023 at 1:26 pm
All the doors have characters, Darlene! I agree with Robbie that the door inside of the museum is better than the one outside.
April 21, 2023 at 8:17 pm
Wonderful and unusual selection
April 23, 2023 at 12:31 am
These is an interesting collection of doors. I couldn’t help but wonder where they all lead to.
April 27, 2023 at 8:17 am
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April 20, 2023 at 10:29 pm
You hit the motherlode of interesting doors!
April 20, 2023 at 10:32 pm
There were so many interesting doors there and all were so unique! Glad you liked them, Liz.