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Number 15. Old door. Not sure why they gave up on the wider door. Maybe the corners not clearing the arch might have had something to do with it!

Old door, Miranda Del Castanar, Sierra de Francia, Salamanca Province.

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José Manuel Polo, ROL/Photo, Erika Akire, Marije Aguillo and 29 other people have particularly liked this photo

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Andy Rodker ^club

Thank you Erika!

7 years ago.

ROL/Photo ^club

Nice architecture and this very old door

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Thank you again, Rol!

7 years ago.

aNNa schramm ^club

If the small inlet is in the wing of a large gate and has a high threshold, it is also referred to as a manhole (also called manshole or mandoor). The purpose of these doors was to avoid having to open the large and usually double-arched castle gates for individual pedestrians. The great door was for horses and goods ... :-)))

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Makes perfect sense, aNNa! Thank you!

7 years ago.

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