Georgian 6 panel door with a surround of pilasters on pedestals and a broken scrolled pediment.
History of the six panel door.
For much of the 18th century the highest style doors were considered georgian named for the kings of england.
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The cross the bible.
Ancient greek and roman doors were either single doors double doors triple doors sliding doors or folding doors in the last case the leaves were hinged and folded back in eumachia is a painting of a door with three leaves in the tomb of theron at agrigentum there is a single four panel door carved in stone.
In 2015 i saw online people sharing about a 6 panel door and how it represents two christian symbols.
The six panel door was so ubiquitous that it is often called a colonial door.
The classic six panel door.
Five panel doors were very common in the late 19th and early 20th century houses in my midwestern hometown.
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This special door known as a cross bible door or christian door these doors have been around since the 18th to 19th century.
It remains the most common pattern for raised panel doors today.
The 6 panel door.
A panel door is most popular doors that are used in the house since old.
A georgian entry began with a symmetrical six or eight panel door capped with a pediment.
My current house has a combination of solid wood six panel doors downstairs and flat panel hollow doors upstairs probably as a cost cutting measure by the builder.
For an aesthetic look of the house the panel door may be constructed with 4 panels or 6 panels.
There are many styles of frame and panel door but one of the most common is the so called classic six panel door which features two smaller upper panels two long center panels and two intermediate sized lower panels.
It is strong and gives better appearance than battened doors.