Alcove (architecture)

{{Short description|Recessed section of a room}}

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In architecture, an alcove is a small recessed section of a room or an arched opening (as in a wall).{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202012257/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alcove|archive-date=2019-02-02|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alcove|title=alcove|work=Merriam-Webster Dictionary|date=2019|access-date=2019-02-01|publisher=Merriam-Webster, Inc.}}

The section is partially enclosed by such vertical elements as walls, pillars and balustrades.{{cite web|title=Alcove|url=https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Alcove|website=Designing Buildings Wiki|access-date=27 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227075622/https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Alcove|archive-date=27 December 2017|url-status=live}}