Gates

When the architectural richness around here begins to bedazzle, it's wise to inventory things. So here are some of the great gates.

This is in Rivière Haute, the upstream neighborhood of Albas.  Scenes of Vietnamese peasant life are silhouetted in metal.   

A valentine gate in Castelfranc created for a man who had had 40 lovers and but one true love.

Legend has it that figure on this gate represents the Frankish god of fear. 

The Prayssac musée




From Prayssac...

Finally, a typical "Get Out and Stay Out" style