Detail of old stucco house with crumbling pale pink facade, window with ancient wooden shutters half open, typical style, Emilia Romagna, Italy

Detail view of south facade of Dublin Castle, with different areas painted green, blue, red, against grey Norman stone of original fortifications, Dublin, Southern Ireland

View upwards of Athenaeum building, Glasgow, showing ornate Victorian facade against blue sky

Detail of Renaissance palace, 4 windows with ornate stonework surround, orange/pink stucco exterior, stone balustrade

Camogli: three men sitting on stone wall chatting with old cracked stucco wall and red houses, street beyond, yellow wooden window shutter above, all reflected in large puddle, Liguria, Italy

Detail view of south facade of Dublin Castle, with different areas painted green, blue, red, and yellow against grey Norman stone of original fortifications, Dublin, Southern Ireland

Detail view of back of medieval stone castle with merloned towers, and wooden balcony, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy

Detail view of south facade of Dublin Castle with wooden and glass door of Garda (police) museum, grey stone wall of Norman Record Tower, Dublin, Southern Ireland

View of old double wooden arched door of stone medieval palace, with traditional iron tie-rod beside, Assisi, Umbria, Italy

View of Italian village street with delapidated house wih fading paintwork on stone and stucco, old green wooden door, Northern Italy

View of old double wooden arched door of stone medieval palace, with decorative wrought iron grille above door, Montefalco, Umbria, Italy

View of Italian village street with pedestrian crossing leading to stairway, and view of delapidated house wih fading pink paintwork on stone and stucco, old green wooden door, Northern Italy

Detail of wooden shutter against stone facade