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Also known as Dais

recessed area open from a larger room but enclosed by architectural elements

Wikidata facts

Instance of
bedroom
Has part
box-bed
Image
Celle, Residenzmuseum, Schlafzimmer.JPG
Said to be same as
bedroom
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Commons category
Alcoves (interior architectural element)
name
アルコーブ
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Encyclopedic overview

A semi-dome surmounting an alcove in the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild

In architecture, an alcove is a small recessed section of a room or an arched opening (as in a wall). The section is partially enclosed by such vertical elements as walls, pillars, and balustrades.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “alcove” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.