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A French balcony is a false balcony, with doors that open to a railing with a view of the courtyard or the surrounding scenery below. Sometimes balconies are adapted for ceremonial purposes, e.g. that of St. Peter's Basilica at Rome , when the newly elected pope gives his blessing urbi et orbi after the conclave .
Especially in warmer climates, a bay window may be identical to a balcony with a privacy shield or screen. Bay windows can make a room appear larger, and provide views of the outside which would be unavailable with an ordinary flat window. They are found in terraced houses, semis, and detached houses as well as in blocks of flats.
A view from the stage of Knjaževsko-srpski teatar showing the control booths, a balcony, and some catwalks. The house can refer to any area which is not considered playing space or backstage area. Outside the theatre itself this includes the lobby, coat check, ticketing counters, and restrooms.
A row of uprights runs long the inside of the engawa, and the shōji sliding screens run between these; a second row of uprights runs along the outside of the engawa. [6] The posts traditionally stand on half-buried stones, [ 5 ] pounded into the earth with a specialized maul, and the wood posts shaped to fit the upper surface. [ 6 ]
A lanai or lānai is a type of roofed, open-sided veranda, patio, or porch originating in Hawaii. [1] [2] Many homes, apartment buildings, hotels and restaurants in Hawaii are built with one or more lānais.
Last year hit fashion like a ton of bricks. But, in many ways, it was a more balanced year than we’ve ever had. Newton’s Third Law of Motion was in full effect: that is, for every action ...
Veranda, as used in the United Kingdom and France, was brought by the British from India (Hindi: बरामदा, Urdu: برآمدہ).While the exact origin of the word is unknown, scholars suggest that the word may have originated in India or may have been adopted from the Portuguese [citation needed] and spread further to the British and French colonists. [6]
This townhouse on Decatur Street has a gallery on the second floor and a balcony on the third floor. The City of New Orleans provides specific definitions for platforms projecting from the face of the building, differentiating between balconies and galleries. Balconies typically have a projection width of up to 4 feet (1.2 m), lacking ...