Recess
Of enclosure. May also be referred to as niche.
An enclosure that is set back or indented.
This concept's ID is @1~22219
Contains
- fireplace
An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace...
- apse
A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church;...
- bay
A small recess opening off a larger room.
- mihrab
(Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca.
- columbarium
A niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead.