The Jewel of 9th Street.
Ninth Street at the Historic District of La Candelaria is a hidden jewel. It is a walk to explore a street that allows the visitor to enjoy the architecture and the joy of collecting photos of the doors, as well as to enjoy the beautiful facades. La Candelaria is the neighborhood where the city of Bogotá was founded back in 1538. A neighborhood where tourists usually enjoy tours that explore some of the most important government buildings, the foundational squares, and the most visited museums like the Gold Museum and Botero. Calle 9, or Ninth Street, gives anyone the chance to walk for free and see amazing facades with massive wooden doors with unique ironwork and hand-forged locks made by blacksmiths. These historic homes, crafted by hand, create the opportunity to take photos of many rustic doors. Probably, if you are reading this article, you may have done the same in cities in Latin America, where their doors show these beautiful rim locks, slide bolts, and warded padlocks. It is a free walk, but if you are interested, you can look for tours that not only take you to visit the main foundational square in Bogotá but also to this incredibly pretty street. There is even a lot of artwork to buy as a souvenir of these facades.