Here’s your illustrated Spanish word of the day from Antigua Guatemala: Portón or gate, or large door. It’s been a while since that last time I shared a beautiful door or gate with you guys. I am glad I am breaking the hiatus with such a colourful gate. I found this gorgeous door near Alameda … Read more
This rare double-door arched doorway is found in Calle del Arco. This picture of the double door archway makes a perfect addition to the Take a photo tour through Doors & Windows of Antigua Guatemala category. To top it off, there are also four arched windows or balcony doors. Vistas like this one are part … Read more
How many enchanting places can we find in Antigua Guatemala if we dare to explore every little corner and alley. Do you know where this adorable doorway is at?
There’s a lot of beauty on the doors and windows around Antigua Guatemala. One, must stop often to really take in the details of some of these doors. Of course, one must also have an affinity for antique aesthetics otherwise everything might seemed old, broken and abandoned, don’t you agree?
Honest, I am making justice to the beauty and elegance of this doorway, but I want to share with you simplicity of this luxurious door, made from fine woods and complemented with gorgeous ironworks. If you would like to to see many more samples of doorways from Antigua Guatemala, take a photographic tour through the … Read more
This week I felt through a rabbit hole, a doorway into the raw textured past of Convento Las Capuchinas. Come back tomorrow to get a close-up view of the column peaking through this door.
What I like so much about the antique doors from Antigua Guatemala is their texture, character, the imperfections, the beauty, and that they served as testaments of past lives. What about you, what do you like about the old doors and windows of Antigua Guatemala, if at all?
Those of you with architectural knowledge could you share with the rest of us what kind of window is this? I find it often in Antigua Guatemala I would like to know more about them.
But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. —Shakespeare
Now, be honest, don’t you wish this was the entrance to your home? I know I do. I normally like very minimalist architecture, sober and elegant, but this baroque arches and façade details win me over. By the way, in case you don’t know what are we looking at, this is the entrance to the … Read more
After close to twenty thousands images in my photographic library about Antigua Guatemala often I still come across many things or buildings I haven’t photographed yet. The façade, entrance and the entire building of Casa Convento Conception for the matter is one such example. One more thing to add to my things to photograph in … Read more
Here are some of the answers to the questions asked on the previous posts regarding gated communities. Occupy Antigua Guatemala? Definitely not since most land around Antigua Guatemala is among the most expensive land in Guatemala. Any occupy movement would get kicked out right away by owners, private guards and police to say the least. … Read more
Here’s yet another typical entrance for a gated community around Antigua Guatemala. What do your think about gated communities? Are they a good idea or something to split even more people into segments? Now, what are your thoughts regarding unmanaged and uncontrolled real estate development?
It seems that all the real estate developing around Antigua Guatemala are just gated communities; these are like mushrooms, the spring up overnight. Most of these gated communities have guard at the gates. Well, guess what, I am not interested in the guards, but in the architectural style of the gates themselves. For instance the … Read more
If you have followed the daily updates of AntiguaDailyPhoto for a while you would know that here we only served rich saturated colours, sometimes with textures as is the case today. Honestly, I can’t say exactly what compels me to photograph walls like this, but I can honestly say that I like it; I hope … Read more