In the older days, the painters used the doors on the paintings of Egyptian tombs. In the country of Egypt, the climate remained dry and there were no fear of warping, but the other countries of the world needed the production of door. Then the Egyptians made the doors of silver and iron bars. In the 6th century, doors of church at Bethlehem were covered with bronze plates. The most beautiful door of the France was made by the Notre Dame in 12th century. The doors of mosques in Cairo were produced of two kinds. The external doors were made by bronze and iron, and the internal ones were made with wood. The most prehistoric doors were of wood, e.g. those made for King Solomon's temple were of olive wood, which were engraved and superimposed with gold. The wood doors were about 3 inches thick, but the hanging stile was over 14 inches in diameter. All the ancient doors were suspended by pivots at the top and bottom of the hanging stile, which worked in holes in the beam and ledge. Some doors found at Nipper by the Dr. Hilprecht., dating from 2000 B.C., were in dolerite.

The ancient Greek and Roman doors were of different styles, such as, single doors, double doors and folding doors. In the folding doors, the leaves were hinged and folded back. The doors of the church of the Nativity at Bethlehem (6th century) have been covered with plates of bronze. In the 11th and 12th century, there are lots of examples of bronze doors. In France and Germany, the doors are being ornately engraved. Door panels were raised with bolection molding in England in 17th century. Molding were craved with egg and tongue ornaments on stiles and rails with total care and well design. As the time passed the door construction got improved in all parts of the world. There are many door construction companies evolving across the world. Doors have become more sophisticated and innovative. A wide array of designs, colors and materials is available nowadays to choose from. These days very high-tech and expensive doors are available in the market, both for home and commercial uses. Automatic doors are best example of innovative and advanced doors in allover the world. Now you can also find the glass doors at different places around you, especially in offices. Glass doors are very precious and give a luxury touch to the outlook of the building. Prices of the different doors depend upon their material used, their size and design.