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Doors, unique features of local architecture, were not only functional but also served as a form of art. For hundreds of years, the doors were the most visible and often the only decoration of the household. Wooden doors were made for a specific order, for a specific building, and since no patterns were used, each door was unique. The size and decoration often reflected the status of the owner, and the most beautifully carved doors could have been afforded only be the wealthiest. Examples of such amazing doors can be seen in the RAK National Museum.
For at least 500 years similar techniques of construction and materials, with some small variations, were used for most doors throughout the Peninsula. Nevertheless, around the 1960s, many households replaced the wooden doors with more affordable metal ones. These doors can be seen around Ras Al Khaimah, they are usually coloured brightly, having different patterns and decorations such as coffee pots, flags or flowers. The old wooden doors, nowadays, are sometimes used as house decorations hanging on the walls or are transformed into tables.   |
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