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Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...
, an alcove is a small recessed section of a room or an arched opening (as in a wall).
The section is partially enclosed by such vertical elements as walls, pillars and balustrades.
Etymology
The word alcove originates from Arabic: القبة, al-, 'the', and qubbah, 'vault' (through the Spanish, alcoba).See also
*Niche (architecture)
A niche ( CanE, or ) in Classical architecture is an exedra or an apse that has been reduced in size, retaining the half-dome heading usual for an apse. Nero's Domus Aurea (AD 64–69) was the first semi-private dwelling that possessed rooms ...
* Mihrab
* Box-bed
A box-bed (also known as a closed bed, close bed, or enclosed bed; less commonly, shut-bed) is a bed enclosed in furniture that looks like a cupboard, half-opened or not. The form originates in western European late medieval furniture.
The box ...
* Tokonoma
A , or simply , is a recessed space in a Japanese-style reception room, in which items for artistic appreciation are displayed. In English, a could be called an alcove.
History
There are two theories about the predecessor of : the first is ...
* Setback (architecture)
References
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* {{Commons category-inline, Alcoves Architectural elements