Kos1976/italian-doors-49-1

Italian & European Doors Dataset — 49 Authentic Architectural Details

📋 Description

Curated collection of 49 high-resolution photographs documenting authentic Italian and European doors — from rustic Tuscan farmhouses to Venetian Gothic portals, medieval church entrances, and weathered village doorways.

Each image includes comprehensive CSV metadata with 13 classification fields optimized for machine learning pipelines, generative AI training, and computer vision benchmarks.

What makes this dataset unique

• Real locations: Shot across Italy (Tuscany, Venice, Florence, Rome region) and Europe
• Authentic weathering: 47 of 49 doors show genuine age, patina, and historical wear — not artificial distressing
• Material diversity: Predominantly aged wood (43), plus stone (3) and wrought iron (3) elements
• Architectural context: Doors framed by stone archways, brick facades, stucco walls, and cobblestone streets
• Rich metadata: 40–50 descriptive keywords per image + structured classification fields

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📊 Dataset Statistics

Metric	Value
Total images	49
Primary subject	Doors (26), Architectural facades (16), Windows (4), Details (3)
Dominant material	Wood (43), Stone (3), Iron (3)
Style distribution	Rustic (40), Vintage (9)
Condition	Weathered/Aged (47), Unknown (2)
Historical eras	Ancient (13), Medieval (4), 21st Century (2), Unknown (30)
Geographic coverage	Italy (29), Europe (20)
Color palette	Red/orange terracotta (dominant), Green shutters/doors, Brown wood, White/cream stucco, Gray stone, Blue accents
Keywords per image	47 average (range: 23–50)
Format	JPEG, sRGB color space
Resolution	5.5-12 MP (mixed DSLR and smartphone capture)
Metadata	Full IPTC/XMP + structured CSV

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🏷️ Metadata Schema

Each image is accompanied by detailed metadata in metadata.csv:

Field	Description	Example Values
filename	Image file name	IMG_122.jpg
title	Commercial descriptive title	"Ornate Vintage Double Door with Peeling Paint"
description	1–2 sentence narrative context	"A weathered, light blue double door with ornate carved panels..."
keywords	40–50 comma-separated tags	door, vintage, ornate, architecture, wooden door, peeling paint...
category	Object classification	door · architecture · window · detail
material	Primary construction material	wood · stone · iron
style	Architectural style	rustic · vintage
condition	Physical state	weathered · unknown
color	Dominant color palette (comma-separated)	red, green, orange · brown, white, gray
era	Historical period	ancient · medieval · 21st_century · unknown
location	Geographic region	Italy · Europe
author	Photographer	Konstantin Anikin
copyright	Rights holder	© 2026 Konstantin Anikin

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🎯 Recommended Use Cases

Generative AI & Diffusion Models

• Interior design AI — training data for room generation (RoomGPT, Interior AI, Midjourney architectural styles)
• Architectural visualization — texture references and style anchors for 3D rendering pipelines
• Heritage preservation — authentic patina, weathering patterns, and material aging for restoration AI

Computer Vision

• Object detection — door/window classification benchmarks
• Material recognition — wood/stone/iron texture classification
• Style transfer — rustic/vintage architectural style embeddings
• Color analysis — Mediterranean/Italian heritage color palette extraction

Commercial Applications

• Real estate visualization — authentic European property aesthetics
• Game development — 3D texture generation for historical/fantasy environments
• Travel & tourism AI — Italian heritage site recognition and generation

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🖼️ Sample Images

Title	Category	Material	Style	Condition	Location
Ornate Vintage Double Door with Peeling Paint	door	wood	rustic	weathered	Europe
Elegant Arched Entrance Green Door Historic Facade	architecture	wood	vintage	weathered	Italy
Antique Wooden Door with Lion Knocker	door	wood	rustic	weathered	Italy
Ancient Teal Door Stone Wall Entrance	door	iron	rustic	weathered	Italy
Ornate Wooden Church Doors Mosaic Archway	architecture	wood	vintage	weathered	Europe
Bright Yellow Door on Pink Facade	door	stone	vintage	weathered	Europe
Ancient Wooden Castle Gate with Brick Archway	door	wood	rustic	weathered	Europe

(Full previews available in the images/ folder)

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📁 File Structure

italian-doors-49/
├── images/
│   ├── 20260508_080453.jpg
│   ├── IMG (104).jpg
│   ├── IMG (12).jpg
│   └── ... (49 JPEG files)
├── metadata.csv          # Full structured metadata for all 49 images
└── README.md             # This file

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📜 Licensing

Commercial licensing available.

This dataset is provided for evaluation and research purposes. For commercial use, bulk licensing, or custom dataset requests, please contact the author.

📧 Contact: tehnomaster1973@gmail.com

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📝 Citation

If you use this dataset in your research or project, please cite:

@dataset{italian_european_doors_2026,
  author       = {Konstantin Anikin},
  title        = {Italian and European Doors Dataset — 49 Authentic Architectural Details},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Hugging Face},
  url          = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/Kos1976/italian-doors-49-1},
  keywords     = {architecture, doors, heritage, Italy, Europe, computer vision, generative AI}
}

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👤 Author

Konstantin Anikin — photographer and mechanic based in Italy

• 📸 Contributing photographer on Shutterstock, Adobe Stock, Dreamstime, Depositphotos, 123RF
• 🏗️ Specializing in architectural photography, industrial details, and heritage documentation
• 🤖 Building curated training datasets for generative AI and computer vision

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Last updated: May 2026