It is still a mystery to me why I like bricks and wood so much. I keep telling myself that I must have been an architect in my previous life but as I don't believe in previous or afterlife, this is just a joke.
So there's no explanation for my addiction, but it doesn't matter. What matters is that I have to take a few photos and that's what I did here.
This is the balcony or the first floor of a medieval defense wall. It is a long one, that ends with a wooden door. It was tempting to take this photo as I love how it narrows at the end.
Sometimes creating a black and white version is good as when you take away thee colors, you can focus on the details more. I'm not sure in this case which is the better, I'll let you decide.
Another shot with a dove trying to find its place. There were many there as there's food, street food and restaurant food as well, served at different terraces. There was not much traffic or crowd, so that's the ideal place for them.
This door was my favorite of all shots. It belongs to a medieval church, actually it's the side door of the church, which has gone through some renovation works lately, but as you can see, the most important details are intact. The door unfortunately has been replaced, looks brand new as wood doesn't last forever. I would have loved to see the original, but that is too much to ask obviously. The new one looks very good, I love it.
This was shot with the wide angle camera and it shows the stairs have been also replaced. I remember the old one was made of stone and looked more authentic.
Must have been nice back in the day.
This is another door at the back of the church. It is not new, the old one must have been replaced recently, but the style is still the same I suppose. The stone door frame is not covered, it is how the original looked like, which I appreciate a lot.
This is the back side of the church. I'm not sure if the outside will be left naked, with the brick visible of the works are still ongoing. These side and back doors are the same style. Most likely this was the style used back in medieval times. From architectural point of view it's interesting to note how the bricks are put together around the door.
This is the front door of the church. This door is a new one, so the old one must have been replaced at some point. I love how the stone part around the door was left intact here as well. According to Wikipedia:
As far as the architectural style is concerned, these buildings belong to the late Gothic, both structurally and aesthetically. source.
It's the same style you see in most of the European cities that have medieval churches, including the Notre Dame in Paris. Obvious the size always differs, but the style doesn't.
Another side door, which has not been replaced with a new one. The fresco above it has not been restored and it is in a bad shape. I suppose a proper restaurateur is needed here as this is protected. I hope it gets the respect and care it deserves, soon.
These walls had been built and used for defense purposes. There are those holes in the wall, for guns.
This was the most interesting find and I have no idea what it is.
It's an iron artwork and I'm sure it has to be lifted as this position is not the right one, but other than that, I have no idea what it symbolize or that the artist, the creator had in mind when this piece was born.