The bronze doors at the entrance of Boston Public Library - Architecturalphotography

This is my entry for the #Architecturalphotography competition initiated @juliank.

I frequently visit Boston and I had been in the library on a number of occasions (using the bathroom). On my last visit I decided to sign up for the tour of the library and it truly opened my eyes to what a beautiful building it is. I actually feel some shame that in the past I had just raced in and out and had not stopped to really look at how complex and truly beautiful it is.

These are photos of the bronze doors in the vestibule. There is actually three sets of doors. I took a photo of two of them as the others were open at the entrance. They were created by Daniel Chester French and commissioned specifically for the Library. Each door weighs 1500 pounds. The allegorical figures, modeled in low relief, represent Music and Poetry , Knowledge and Wisdom , and Truth and Romance.