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The entrance to the church in the village Grantchester, within walking-distance of Cambridge.
The church is formally called St Mary and St Andrew and the earliest part of it dates back to the 12th century - but most of it is from the middle of the 14th century (and the church saw some major work in the late 19th century - though this doorway does not seem to have been part of that).
The church is also the one actually used in the TV-series Grantchester, set in the village.
The little bit of light you can see through the open door is a stained glass window.
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At the 14th century church St Botolph in Cambridge. Complete with rose bush.
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The closed entrance to what is known as The Golden Hall (金色殿) at the Shinto Shrine Ueno Tōshō-gū (上野東照宮).
The shrine is dedicated to the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, Ieyasu, founded in 1627, with the main hall built in 1651 by the third Tokugawa shogun (and Ieyasu's grandson).
It has survived the Battle of Ueno (1868), the Kanto earthquake (1923), and the bombings of the Second World War, and is now an Important Cultural Property of Japan, and is a great example of Edo architecture. The main building is covered with gold foil, and saw massive restoration work 2009-2013. So it is kind of obvious why this structure really is called the Golden Hall (金色殿).
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