World's 8 Most Historically Significant Doors 

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08 October 2024

Here's a list of some of the must-see historic doors that grace the globe, from ‘Number 10' in London to St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City 

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The historic ‘Number 10' in London is the Prime Minister's residence, which is marked with a Georgian-style glossed-black door featuring a lion's-head knocker

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The Palmer House in Chicago has boasted the bronze peacock doors since it was re-debuted in 1873 after being forced to close in the wake of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871

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St. Peter's Basilica's Holy Door or 'Porta Sancta' is only open during a Holy Year (Jubilee), which occurs every 25 years

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Ueno Toshogu Shrine in Tokyo, Japan has guarded the Shinto-style destination since 1651, per Architectural Digest 

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Columbus doors that grandly stand in the US Capitol Building's rotunda in Washington DC, chronicle Christopher Columbus's life

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The enchanted entrance of St. Edward's Church in Gloucestershire, England is rumoured to have inspired the doors of Durin in J.R.R. Tolkien's ‘The Fellowship of the Ring'

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The King of Morocco's Palace in Fez, Morocco, is situated behind a series of striking doors, which are star-patterned brass with cedar and zellige details

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The Puerta del Perdon, or "Doors of Forgiveness", which have decorated the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, Spain, since 1337, feature Gothic and Moorish references

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