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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 ...
A terrace, terraced house , or townhouse [a] is a type of medium-density housing which first started in 16th century Europe with a row of joined houses sharing side walls. In the United States and Canada these are sometimes known as row houses or row homes.
The third terrace from the bottom was reserved for cisterns with an especially large one of 58 x 11 m, and many water-pipes were found here stamped with Domitian's name. [17] The palace proper stood on the second terrace, on the site of the present church of St. Francis of Assisi and the adjoining building of Propaganda Fide.
The xystus (garden walk or terrace) was a core element of Roman gardens. The xystus often overlooked a lower garden, or ambulation . The ambulation bordered a variety of flowers, trees, and other foliage, and it served as an ideal place for a leisurely stroll after a meal, conversation, or other recreational activities.
Terrace, a street suffix; Terrace, the portion of a lot between the public sidewalk and the street; Terrace (earthworks), a leveled surface built into the landscape for agriculture or salt production; Terrace (building), a raised flat platform; Terrace garden, an element where a raised flat paved or gravelled section overlooks a prospect
Villa Poppaea at Oplontis (c. 50 BC) Villa Regina, Boscoreale Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii Entrance to the Villa San Marco, Stabiae. A Roman villa was typically a farmhouse or country house in the territory of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, sometimes reaching extravagant proportions.
The Colosseum. During the Roman Republic, most Roman buildings were made of concrete and bricks, but ever since about 100 BC and the Roman Empire, marble and gold were more widely used as decoration themes in the architecture of Rome, especially in temples, palaces, fora and public buildings in general. [1]
Bucharest skyline in 2022. This is a list of high rise buildings in Romania, itemizing buildings in Romania that are 60 metres (200 ft) or taller. [1] This overlaps with topic of more complete List of tallest buildings in Bucharest, which lists 52 buildings 60 metres (200 ft) or taller in Bucharest alone.