Alcove

An alcove is a recess in a wall or hedge, often curved and often used to house a scultpure, a seat or a fountain.<a href="/history_theory/garden_books/ml_gothein_history_garden_art_design/gardens_pompeian_frescoes#alcoves">Example 1: Gardens in Pompeian frescoes</a>, <a href="/history_theory/garden_books/ml_gothein_history_garden_art_design/roman_renaissance_gardens#alcoves">Example 2: Roman Renaissance gardens</a>, <a href="/history_theory/garden_books/ml_gothein_history_garden_art_design/germany_nineteenth_century#alcoves">Example 3: Germany in the nineteenth century</a>