Portal Collection

Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvius behind, Campania, Italy, Europe

View of Piazza San Giovanni in Florence. At the base of the faade of the Duomo you can see a construction site, probably set up for the facade cladding Florence Baptistery Romanesque, Middle Ages

Via de Pecori and Piazza del Duomo in Florence Florence Via de Pecori Bell Tower Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1915-1920

A spacial phenomenon in the cosmos

Annas Hummingbird, Calypte anna, female in flight feeding on Thistle, Paradise, Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA, August

A statue of Hercules and Cerberus
Hercules is capturing Cerberus and completeing his twelfth labour. This is from the portal of the Michaelertrakt, Hofburg, Vienna

The Chapter House Doorway, Wells Cathedral, Somerset. Date: circa 1920s

Spanish colonial adobe church in New Mexico
Penitente church built in the 1700s in Las Trampas, a village in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Spotted Towhee, Arizona, USA
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) perched on a stump in the foothills of the Chiricahua Mountains near Portal; Arizona, United States of America

Ganden Monastery, Wangbur Mountain, Lhasa, Tibet, China

Romanesque Art. France. 12th century. Moissac Abbey. Tympanum of the south-west portico. Tetramorph and Pantocrator

Notre-Dame Cathedral of Chartres. Central portal of the western facade. FRANCE. Chartres. Notre Dame cathedral. Gothic art. Architecture

Portal of Abbotsford House, Melrose, Scotish Borders, Scotland, Great Britain

View of the exterior, begun 1225 (photo)
PWI94663 View of the exterior, begun 1225 (photo) by French School, (13th century); Beauvais Cathedral, Beauvais, France; ePeter Willi; French, out of copyright

Detail of carved portal arch, Lom Stave Church, Oppland, Gudbrandsdal, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Page from the Book of the Dead of Hunefer, from Thebes, Egypt, 19th Dynasty, c1300 BC. The mummy of Hunefer is shown supported by the god or a priest (wearing a jackal mask)

Colour tinted photo of Box Tunnel, c. 1920s
Colour tinted photo of Box Tunnel, c.1920s

Captain Portal, 4th Light Dragoons equipped for Balaklava. Robert Portal, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, next to horse with two other unidentified men who are looking away from

Traditional Japanese portal, Anduze, Gard, France, Europe

Open Gateway
An open gateway with a fine gas lamp hanging at the point of the arch and two large wooden doors both opened fully. The open portal reveals a view though to an attractive small stone house in

Rouen, France - The Cathedral
West Facade of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Rouen. The church was the tallest building in the world from 1876-1880 with a height of 151m. Date: circa 1904

Entrance portal of the Norderburg moated castle, Dornum, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Entrance portal of the Norderburg moated castle, Dornum, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Edinburgh Castle, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain

The main portal of the Unfinished Chapels (Capelas Imperfeitas) in Batalha Monastery (Mosteiro da Batalha), Batalha municipality, Leiria district, Estremadura province, Portugal

Gargoyles on facade of cathedral Notre Dame, Dijon, Ca'te-d Or departement, Burgundy
Gargoyles on facade of cathedral Notre Dame, Dijon, CA'te-d Or departement, Burgundy, France

Gity gate entrance to medieval town of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, Lot Department, Midi-Pyrenees, France

Czech Republic, Prague. Portal entrance of Saint Vitus Cathedral, Prague Castle, Hradcany

Reflections
Edgar Monzon

The judgement
Josefina Melo

Palazzo Farnese, Rome
3560766 Palazzo Farnese, Rome by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Palazzo Farnese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome 1870 ca)

The New York Stock Exchange building in Melbourne, Australia
3561627 The New York Stock Exchange building in Melbourne, Australia by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Melbourne, Australia / Oceania 1890 ca)

Southern side of Notre Dame Cathedral in Strasbourg
3570486 Southern side of Notre Dame Cathedral in Strasbourg by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Strasbourg, France 1880 ca)

Portrait of youth in front front of the Cathedral of Teramo
3571325 Portrait of youth in front front of the Cathedral of Teramo by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Teramo 1908 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Central Portal of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Strasbourg
3570491 Central Portal of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Strasbourg; (add.info.: Strasbourg, France 1890 ca. Date of Artwork: XIII sec. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

The neogothic facade of the Cathedral of Arezzo, that replaced the former
3559184 The neogothic facade of the Cathedral of Arezzo, that replaced the former, which had remained unfinished since the beginning of the XV century

Westminster Abbey in London
3561573 Westminster Abbey in London by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1900-1910 ca. Date of Artwork: XIII-XVIII secc)

View of the north facade of Westminster Abbey in London
3561564 View of the north facade of Westminster Abbey in London by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1900-1910 ca)

Portal of the Abbey of St. Germain de Pres, Paris, with statues of the Frankish king Clovis, and his children Ingomer
FLO4702615 Portal of the Abbey of St. Germain de Pres, Paris, with statues of the Frankish king Clovis, and his children Ingomer, Chlodomer, Childebert, Chlothar, Clotilde and Theuderic

View of the entrance door to Saint John's College in Cambridge
3569937 View of the entrance door to Saint John's College in Cambridge by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Cambridge, St)

The Basilica of San Francesco, Assisi; postcard
3575758 The Basilica of San Francesco, Assisi; postcard by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Assisi 1908 Date of Artwork: XIII sec)

Tintern Abbey, environs of Monmouth
3569124 Tintern Abbey, environs of Monmouth; (add.info.: Monmouth, environs, Great Britain 1865 ca. Date of Artwork: XII -XIV sec. Photographer: Penny); Alinari Archives, Florence

Parish church (Esglesia Sant Pere d'Or). Exterior. South portal. Arnau Cadell. Romanesque. 14th century
6271554 Parish church (Esglesia Sant Pere d'Or). Exterior. South portal. Arnau Cadell. Romanesque. 14th century.; (add.info.: Creator: Arnau Cadell Esglesia Sant Pere d'Or, Santpedor)

Palace of Diocletian Croatia - Silver Gate, Porta Argentea, Diocletian's Palace, Split, Split-Dalmatia County
IMB4840873 Palace of Diocletian Croatia - Silver Gate, Porta Argentea, Diocletian's Palace, Split, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia, Europe; (add.info.: Palace of Diocletian Croatia - Silver Gate)

The Peterborough Cathedral, London
3561149 The Peterborough Cathedral, London by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1900-1910 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Main Portal of the Canterbury Cathedral
3561141 Main Portal of the Canterbury Cathedral by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Canterbury, Great Britain 1900-1910 ca)

The facade of the Cathedral of Saint-Denis, Paris
3561062 The facade of the Cathedral of Saint-Denis, Paris by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Paris, France 1900-1910 Date of Artwork: XII-XIII secc)

Detail of the portal, and its jamb, of the Cathedral of San Nicola Pellegrino in Trani, Apulia
3559058 Detail of the portal, and its jamb, of the Cathedral of San Nicola Pellegrino in Trani, Apulia by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Barisano da Trani Date of Artwork)

A large temple in Gwalior, India, 1863 (print on double-weight paper)
3563042 A large temple in Gwalior, India, 1863 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Gwalior, India 1863-1870 ca. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel); Alinari Archives, Florence

View from the exterior of the transept of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Sees, near Alencon, France
3566487 View from the exterior of the transept of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Sees, near Alencon, France by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Sees, France 1880 ca)

French Architecture of the 16th and 17th Centuries (engraving)
8644820 French Architecture of the 16th and 17th Centuries (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Architecture of the 16th and 17th Centuries)

A soldier in uniform portrayed opposite to a decorated entrance door of a munumental building in am Indian city
3568655 A soldier in uniform portrayed opposite to a decorated entrance door of a munumental building in am Indian city, 1960 (print on double-weight paper) by Unknown photographer

Church at Montgomeryshire, Great Britain
3562707 Church at Montgomeryshire, Great Britain by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Montgomeryshire, Great Britain 1890 ca)

Land entrance to the Arsenal in Venice. On the left the fifteenth century portal
3572388 Land entrance to the Arsenal in Venice. On the left the fifteenth century portal. On the right the entrance from the canal flanked by two seventeenth century towers by Unknown photographer

Parish church (Esglesia Sant Pere d'Or). Exterior. South portal. Arnau Cadell. The tympanum. Romanesque
6271555 Parish church (Esglesia Sant Pere d'Or). Exterior. South portal. Arnau Cadell. The tympanum. Romanesque. 14th century.; (add.info.: Creator: Arnau Cadell Esglesia Sant Pere d'Or)

The Church of St. Bartholomew the Great in London
3561556 The Church of St. Bartholomew the Great in London by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1900-1910 ca)

Monastery of Klosterneuburg, near Vienna
3561532 Monastery of Klosterneuburg, near Vienna; (add.info.: Austria 1910-1920 ca. Photographer: Reiffenstein, Bruno); Alinari Archives, Florence

Parish church (Esglesia Sant Pere d'Or). Exterior. South portal. Arnau Cadell. Romanesque. 14th century
6271556 Parish church (Esglesia Sant Pere d'Or). Exterior. South portal. Arnau Cadell. Romanesque. 14th century.; (add.info.: Creator: Arnau Cadell Esglesia Sant Pere d'Or, Santpedor)

St. Lorenz's portal of Notre Dame Cathedral in Strasbourg. The portal statues are a copy
3570484 St. Lorenz's portal of Notre Dame Cathedral in Strasbourg. The portal statues are a copy. by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Strasbourg, France 1880 ca)

Exterior of the Church of St. John the Baptist (Juan de Bribislao) in Sibenik
3569833 Exterior of the Church of St. John the Baptist (Juan de Bribislao) in Sibenik. Some men, women are and children at the foot of the church

East entrance of Ely Cathedral, England
3569164 East entrance of Ely Cathedral, England; (add.info.: England, Ely, Great Britain 1868 ca. Date of Artwork: XI -XVI secc. Photographer: Bedford, Francis); Alinari Archives, Florence

Facade of the church of Desamparados in Lima
3561545 Facade of the church of Desamparados in Lima by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Lima, Peru 1870-1900 ca. Date of Artwork: XVII-XVIII secc)

The facade of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Strasbourg
3570483 The facade of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Strasbourg. by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Strasbourg, France 1890 ca)

The Portal of the Ottheinrichsbau, palace erected by the Elector Otto Henry
3570366 The Portal of the Ottheinrichsbau, palace erected by the Elector Otto Henry and placed in the eastern side of Heidelberg Castle, in Germany by Unknown photographer

The facade of the Cathedral of Saint-Gatien in Tours
3561329 The facade of the Cathedral of Saint-Gatien in Tours by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Tours, France 1888 Date of Artwork: 1426-1547 Photographer)

"Street life in London": the "crawlers", 1877 (print on double-weight paper)
3570773 "Street life in London": the "crawlers", 1877 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson, John;Sampson Low, Marston)

The superb ptolemaic portal and the ruins of the Temple of Khonsu in the archaeological site of Karnak in Egypt
3572247 The superb ptolemaic portal and the ruins of the Temple of Khonsu in the archaeological site of Karnak in Egypt; (add.info.: Karnak, Egypt 1870-1880 ca. Date of Artwork: 246-222 a.C)

Neo-gothic basilica of Sainte Clotide in Paris
3566460 Neo-gothic basilica of Sainte Clotide in Paris.; (add.info.: Paris, France 1860-1880 ca. Date of Artwork: 1856 Photographer: Rive, Robert); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portal of the Broadway Tunnel (engraving)
8650679 Portal of the Broadway Tunnel (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portal of the Broadway Tunnel)

Escaping Into the Void
Frank Moth

Facade of the church of La Merced in Lima
3561543 Facade of the church of La Merced in Lima by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Lima, jiron de La Union, Peru 1870 - 1900 Date of Artwork: XVII sec)

Portal of Palazzo Pepoli in Bologna
3568713 Portal of Palazzo Pepoli in Bologna by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Bologna 1890 ca. Date of Artwork: XIV-XV sec)

Parish church (Esglesia Sant Pere d'Or). Exterior. South portal. Arnau Cadell. Romanesque. 14th century
6271557 Parish church (Esglesia Sant Pere d'Or). Exterior. South portal. Arnau Cadell. Romanesque. 14th century.; (add.info.: Creator: Arnau Cadell Esglesia Sant Pere d'Or, Santpedor)

Door of the Sarmental, The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Burgos, 13th century, Spain (photo)
AIS5371945 Door of the Sarmental, The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Burgos, 13th century, Spain (photo); (add.info.: Sculpture de Saint sur la cathedrale de Santa Maria de Burgos 1221-1568, Espagne)

View of the facade of the Church of S. Pietro, Trento
3558643 View of the facade of the Church of S. Pietro, Trento. by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Selvatico)

The monument to Dante Alighieri and the facade of the Church of Santa Croce in Florence
3557587 The monument to Dante Alighieri and the facade of the Church of Santa Croce in Florence by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Pazzi)

Door Entrance to The Belem Cathedral in Lisbon
3561082 Door Entrance to The Belem Cathedral in Lisbon by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Lisbon, Portugal 1900-1910 ca. Date of Artwork: XVI sec)

The facade of the Basilica of San Petronio, Bologna; postcard
3575763 The facade of the Basilica of San Petronio, Bologna; postcard by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Piazza Maggiore, Bologna 1908 Date of Artwork: XIV - XVII secc)

Church of S. Anastasia, Verona
3568711 Church of S. Anastasia, Verona by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Verona 1895 ca. Date of Artwork: XIV sec. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

The ruins of Glastonbury Abbey
3569134 The ruins of Glastonbury Abbey; (add.info.: Glastonbury, Great Britain 1865 ca. Date of Artwork: XII -XIII sec. Photographer: Murray, John); Alinari Archives, Florence

View of the facade of the Nativity begun by Francesc de Paula Villar i Lozano in 1882 and continued by Antonio Gaudi
XJL88972 View of the facade of the Nativity begun by Francesc de Paula Villar i Lozano in 1882 and continued by Antonio Gaudi (1852-1926) (photo); Templo de la Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain

La Certosa di Pavia: Portal in the small Courtyard (b/w photo)
8642970 La Certosa di Pavia: Portal in the small Courtyard (b/w photo) by Noack, Alfredo (1833-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portal in the small Courtyard)

Westminster Cathedral dedicated to the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ in London
3561567 Westminster Cathedral dedicated to the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ in London by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1900-1910 ca)

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Step through the portal and be transported to ancient Pompeii, where Mount Vesuvius looms in the distance. This spacial phenomenon in the cosmos allows us to witness history unfold before our eyes. In another realm, we find ourselves amidst vibrant nature as an Anna's Hummingbird gracefully hovers in flight, delicately feeding on thistle in Paradise. The beauty of this moment is unparalleled. Traveling further east, we arrive at Kyoto's Honshu Island, where a statue of Hercules and Cerberus stands tall, guarding the entrance to a mystical world beyond. This portal holds secrets waiting to be discovered. Closer to home, Abbotsford House in Melrose beckons us with its grandeur. As we step through its portal, we are transported back to 12th century France and Moissac Abbey's Romanesque art that adorns its tympanum. Venturing northwards into Scandinavia, a carved portal arch welcomes us into Lom Stave Church in Oppland. Its intricate details tell stories of ancient Norse mythology and traditions that have stood the test of time. Across the Atlantic Ocean lies New Mexico's Spanish colonial adobe church—a gateway between cultures and eras. Stepping inside feels like traversing centuries within seconds. The Book of the Dead from Thebes takes us even further back—back to ancient Egypt during the 19th Dynasty. Through this sacred text's pages lies knowledge about life after death and mysteries yet unraveled. As time moves forward once again, we find ourselves gazing upon a color-tinted photo capturing Box Tunnel during the 1920s—a testament to human ingenuity bridging gaps across space and time. Finally, our journey leads us towards Notre-Dame Cathedral of Chartres—an architectural marvel that has witnessed countless souls passing through its portals over centuries. It stands as a symbol of faith connecting generations throughout history. Through these portals, we transcend boundaries and embrace the wonders of our world's past.