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2. Acanthus (ornament) - Wikipedia

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   In architecture, an ornament may be carved into stone or wood to resemble leaves from the Mediterranean species of the Acanthus genus of plants, which have deeply cut leaves with some similarity to those of the thistle and poppy. Both Acanthus mollis and the still more deeply cut Acanthus spinosus have been claimed as the main model, and ...

3. Ornament (art) - Wikipedia

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   Ornament (art) Rococo interior of the Wilhering Abbey ( Wilhering, Austria ), with a trompe-l'œil painted ceiling, surrounded by highly decorated stucco. In architecture and decorative art, ornament is decoration used to embellish parts of a building or object. Large figurative elements such as monumental sculpture and their equivalents in ...

4. Ornamental plant - Wikipedia

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   Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty [1] but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that improve on the original species in qualities such as color, shape, scent, and long-lasting blooms.

5. Garden ornament - Wikipedia

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   Garden gnome: a small, generally colorful gnome statuette. Human form: a depiction of a human being. Human form lawn ornaments can be two-dimensional, generally vertically supported by being thrust in the ground, or three-dimensional. Examples of human form lawn ornaments include the concrete Aboriginal, lawn jockey and groomsman.

6. Islamic ornament - Wikipedia

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   Islamic ornament is the use of decorative forms and patterns in Islamic art and Islamic architecture. Its elements can be broadly divided into the arabesque , using curving plant-based elements, geometric patterns with straight lines or regular curves, and calligraphy , consisting of religious texts with stylized appearance, used both ...

7. 5 Stunning Italian Villages Where You Can Buy a House for $1

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   Pratola Peligna, Abruzzo. This town, located two hours east of Rome, has been actively selling homes for 1 euro, Easton says. Set at the foot of the Apennine Mountains, Pratola Peligna pioneered ...