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obelisk
an upright, four-sided, tapered pillar that terminates in a pyramid; it may be inscribed or plain, and it is often placed prominently in the center of a pool, at the crown of a hill, or at the end of a terrace walk.
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arcade
literally, a series of arches; in gardening, often a straight, tree-lined walkway, the trees forming the arched ceiling.
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arcadia
a picturesque plateau region in Greece, reputed to be the home of pastoral
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architrave
a term generally used for the molding around a door or window, and specifically used for the lowest level of the entablature
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baroque
artistic style of the seventeenth century characterized in sculpture by passion, in architecture by grandeur and the use of curved structures, and in painting by voluptuous figures, huge landscapes, and dramatic subjects.
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bastion
a projecting part of a rampart or other fortification; in landscape gardening, a bastion is a projecting section of the ha-ha
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belvedere
an architectural structure, such as a gazebo or a roofed open gallery, situated in a landscape so as to command a good view of the surrounding countryside; literally "beautiful view" in Latin.
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cabinet
in gardening, a term that refers to a hedged enclosure at the end of a walk.
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