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A balcony (from Italian: balcone, "scaffold" [a]) is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a ...
Balconet or balconette is an architectural term to describe a false balcony, or railing at the outer plane of a window-opening reaching to the floor, and having, when the window is open, the appearance of a balcony.
Balconet A false balcony, or railing at the outer plane of a window. Ball flower An architectural ornament in the form of a ball inserted in the cup of a flower, which came into use in the latter part of the 13th, and was in great vogue in the early part of the 14th century.
Mashrabiya are vernacular architectural elements; a type of balcony or oriel window in the form of a small latticed opening encasing the second or higher floors of a building and typically overlooking an internal courtyard. They are usually cantilevered to add more square footage to the upper floors, as well as providing shade to the first ...
On the balcony of this Milan apartment, designed and restored by Studio Peregalli, privacy is the perfect touchpoint around which to decorate. Foliage covers the view inside, while allowing ...
A common feature in classical Indian architecture, most prominent in Rajasthan. [ citation needed ] It is supported on two or more brackets or corbelling , has two pillars or pilasters , balustrade and a cupola or pyramidal roof; technically closed by jali but generally partly open for the residents to peep out to see passing processions.
Peruvian colonial architecture in the Viceroyalty of Peru developed in the 16th to the 19th century, when Latin America was conquered by the Spaniards. [2] Balconies in Lima were built in the Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical and Neo-Baroque styles and had Mediterranean, Moorish and Andalusian influences.
The Gallarija (pl: gallariji) is a typical element of vernacular Maltese architecture, consisting of an ornate closed wooden balcony. The term is of Italian origin, but with a shift in meaning (galleria, covered passage, vs balcone, balcony).