In architecture, an alcove is a small recessed section of a room or an arched opening (as in a wall).[1] The section is partially enclosed by such vertical elements as walls, pillars and balustrades.[2]
Alcove in the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
Etymology
The word alcove originates from Arabic: القبة, al-, 'the', and qubbah, 'vault', through the Spanish, alcoba).
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