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  2. Architectural model - Wikipedia

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    Interior models are models showing interior space planning, finishes, colors, furniture, and beautification. Landscaping design models are models of landscape design and development, representing features such as walkways, small bridges, pergolas, vegetation patterns, and beautification. Landscape design models usually represent public spaces ...

  3. Walkways Through the Wall - Wikipedia

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    Walkways Through the Wall is a sculpture, made for the Wisconsin Center, that intertwines public and private space. Created in 1998 by Vito Acconci, and a collaborating team of architects, (David Leven, Celia Imrey, Luis Vera, Jenny Schrider, and Saija Singer) Walkways Through the Wall is intended to enhance the idea of the Airlines Center as being seen as one continuous plaza.

  4. Parapet - Wikipedia

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    A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, [1] terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian parapetto ( parare 'to cover/defend' and petto 'chest/breast').

  5. Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal - Wikipedia

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    As is typical with the exterior, each lower pishtaq is crowned by a second pishtaq about midway up the wall. The four central upper arches form balconies or viewing areas; each balcony's exterior window has an intricate screen or jali cut from marble. In addition to the light from the balcony screens, light enters through roof openings covered ...

  6. Japanese architecture - Wikipedia

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    This is an important aspect to Japanese design. Paper translucent walls allow light to be diffused through the space and create light shadows and patterns. Tatami mats are rice straw floor mats often used to cover the floor in Japan's interiors; in modern Japanese houses there are usually only one or two tatami rooms.

  7. Chemin de ronde - Wikipedia

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    A chemin de ronde (French, "round path"' or "patrol path"; French pronunciation: [ʃəmɛ̃ də ʁɔ̃d]), also called an allure, alure or, more prosaically, a wall-walk, is a raised protected walkway behind a castle battlement. [1] [2] In early fortifications, high castle walls were difficult to defend from the ground.

  8. Need Outdoor Halloween Decor Inspo? Here Are 62 Ideas to Try

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    Here Are 62 Ideas to Try. Janae McKenzie, Jessica Cherner. October 16, 2024 at 10:42 AM. ... and more from the walls. Don't forget the pumpkin and hay motifs. Kseniya Ovchinnikova - Getty Images ...

  9. Architecture of Russia - Wikipedia

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    The architect was known as Master Peter, one of the few architects who have been recorded at this time in Russia. The exterior is characterized by narrow windows and double-recessed niches, which proceed in a rhythm across the façade; the interior walls reach a height of 20 metres (66 ft).