inner courtyard
Building's central space
An inner courtyard is an open-air space enclosed within a building or complex of buildings, accessible from inside rather than from the street.
Unlike front courtyards facing outward, inner courtyards sit at the heart of a structure, often providing light and ventilation to surrounding rooms: The apartment windows overlooked a quiet inner courtyard with a fountain.
- atriumRoofed central hall
- patioPaved outdoor living space
- cloisterCovered monastic walkway
- quadrangleFour-sided figure or courtyard
- fountainWater-spouting structure
water feature · colonnade · arcade · cobblestones · Spanish tiles · enclosed · walled garden · garden · sunlight · dappled light · shade · wellspring · monastery · hacienda · tiles · terracotta · breezy · secluded
- courtyard styles
- medinasouk, hammam, hammams, bazaar, kasbah
- Turkish architectureHagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar, hamam, hammam
- adobe homesadobe, cob, sun-dried bricks, dried mud, whitewash
- caravanseraicaravanserai, khan, guest rooms, stables, travelers
- Nepalese architecturepagoda, stupa, torana, strut, wood carving
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Outer portion
street · public square · open field · façade · front yard
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Ground before a house
public plaza · rooftop terrace · back lot · forecourt · curbside
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