The Secrets Of The Tunisian Doors 1

Today, I will begin a cycle reserved for the traditional Tunisian doors, an art with us, with its aesthetic side and its symbols to be dissected.
At the moment, the beautiful traditional Tunisian doors are generally present in the streets of each medina. At each turn of alleys, one meets different doors with a harmonious aesthetic and neat.
The traditional Tunisian door allows access to the dwelling by a portal with two leaves, with a stone arch sometimes surmounted by a broken arch with two-tone keys and flanked by two marble columns.
If the tradition is that they are blue, the wooden studded doors can also be white or yellow .A tradition that was brought in part by the Andalusians; Are often black and joined together to form stylized geometric or floral motifs; the sophistication of the drawing of the nails reveals the social level of the occupants.
The drawings are symmetrical vertically from one leaf to another. On the top of the doors an arched keystone is often painted in black and white. The general framework is itself other stone.
The traditional Tunisian door contains three knockers, two big ones and a small one located at a lower height: so with the sound of the knocker, the inhabitants of the house will be able to distinguish if the one who knocks on the door is a man, a woman or a child.
The right knocker can be pierced with an entry gate for daily use. In this case the large door is reserved for ceremonies.
The vestibule that leads the door articulates at right angles and allows filtering the looks from the outside.
The main gate also marks the boundary between public and private property and reflects the exterior image of the dwelling and its occupants. The doors are made of olive wood or palm, according to the means of the owners of the house, indeed they testify to the Tunisian know-how in craftsmanship.

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