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Balconies
Railed platforms projecting from the exterior walls of buildings.
Balustrades
Parapets or low screens composed of balusters and carrying a rail or other horizontal member that is usually heavier in proportion to the balusters themselves.
Barns
Agricultural building with large, usually sliding doors, prominent roofs, and predominantly open spaces on the interior, primarily used as storage buildings for hay, grains, and farm equipment and shelters for livestock.
Barrel vaults
Vaults of plain, semicircular cross sections supported by parallel walls or arcades.
Basilicas
Religious or secular buildings characterized by an oblong plan divided into a nave with two or more side aisles, the former higher and wider than the latter and lit by clerestory windows; usually terminated by an apse.
Battlements
Fortified parapets with alternate solid parts and openings. Also known as crenellations.
Belvederes
Rooftop pavilions or small lookout towers intended for the enjoyment of a view. For rooftop structures that are primarily ornamental, see cupolas; for small pavilions, in a garden setting, intended for enjoyment of a view, see pavilions.
Berceaux
An arched trellis, similar to a pergola, for climbing plants, also closely planted trees trained to form an arched foliage-covered walkway. This French term is derived from cradle, probably because antique cradles have a similar deeply arched form. See also arbors.
Bird's-eye views
Use with reference to nonphotographic depictions having a viewpoint well above normal eye level. For photographs, see aerial views.
Bocage
In France, farmlands made by lines of trees and hedges into small fields.
Boschetti
A small compartment of trees within an Italian garden, usually found near the house and often planted according to a regular plan.
Boscos
The Italian term for a wooded grove within a garden. See also boskets.
Boskets (bosquets)
Garden areas composed of ornamental groupings of trees pierced by walkways. The French term for a wooded grove within a garden. See also boscos.
Botanical gardens
Primarily outdoor areas where a variety of plants are grown and displayed for scientific, educational, or artistic purposes.
Bowling greens
Designates closely mown, level pieces of ground reserved for the playing of lawn bowls.
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