One of my favorite house architectural details is the sunburst. The design of rays emanating outward from a center point is often placed over a front door. I’ve started taking photos of sunbursts and wanted to share them.
I love the detail of wood layers carefully arranged in a semicircle in this sunburst found on an old house. You can tell it has been painted many times.
This dark red and white sunburst is poised above a window on an upper floor of the house. It’s the only one in my collection not over a front door.
This white on white arrangement is simple and elegant. The dentil trim and other decorative angles nicely contrast with the curve housing the sunburst.
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Here’s another sunburst sharing space with dentil wood work on an old apartment building. In this example, curves repeat above the sunburst complementing its outer edge.
Number 71, a slightly newer home, combines sharp angles with a sunburst design (similar to the white on white earlier). There’s also a tiny touch of dentil under the sunburst.
This home has a modern rounded sunburst, like flower petals. It’s nice to see that the old pattern continues to be used in newer houses.
This was the first sunburst I photographed. I love the stately grace and detail of the concave sunburst and the layers of wooden arches above it.
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