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  2. Terrace (building) - Wikipedia

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    The roof terrace of the Casa Grande hotel in Santiago de Cuba. Terraces need not always protrude from a building; a flat roof area (which may or may not be surrounded by a balustrade) used for social activity is also known as a terrace. [2] In Venice, Italy, for example, the rooftop terrace (or altana) is the most common form of terrace found ...

  3. Terraced houses in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    A row of typical British terraced houses in Manchester. Terraced houses have been popular in the United Kingdom, particularly England and Wales, since the 17th century. They were originally built as desirable properties, such as the townhouses for the nobility around Regent's Park in central London, and the Georgian architecture that defines the World Heritage Site of Bath.

  4. Terrace garden - Wikipedia

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    Transverse view along a narrow terrace, Villa Carlotta on Lake Como, Tremezzo, Italy: stairs from an upper level are inset into the retaining wall. A terrace garden is a garden with a raised flat paved or gravelled section overlooking a prospect. [1] A raised terrace keeps a house dry and provides a transition between the hardscape and the ...

  5. Terraced house - Wikipedia

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    Inner city terrace house design tended to lack any frontal yard at all, with narrow street frontages, hence the building's structure directly erected in front of the road. One of the reasons behind this was the taxing according to street frontage rather than total area, thereby creating an economic motivation to build narrow and deeply.

  6. Terrace houses in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Terrace houses in Australia began to be built in early 19th century Sydney, closely based on the models found in London and other UK cities. They soon developed unique features, particularly elaborate balconies, and became a very popular form of housing right through the Victorian era, with some still built in the Federation era.

  7. Hanover Terrace - Wikipedia

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    The capitals are well proportioned in design, and well executed, but the entablature is weak in profile for the height of the building. The stories of the mansions are lofty, and the domestic arrangement of the various rooms convenient. The situation of this terrace is near the northwestern extremity of the western branch of the park's lake. [3]

  8. Terrace (earthworks) - Wikipedia

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    A terrace in agriculture is a flat surface that has been cut into hills or mountains to provide areas for the cultivation for crops, as a method of more effective farming. Terrace agriculture or cultivation is when these platforms are created successively down the terrain in a pattern that resembles the steps of a staircase.

  9. Monona Terrace - Wikipedia

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    Wright made several alterations to the design of Monona Terrace during his lifetime. Although the exterior design is Wright's, the interior as executed was designed by former Wright apprentice Anthony Puttnam of Taliesin Associated Architects. The building was constructed by J.H. Findorff and Son Inc., a southern Wisconsin contractor.

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