cierros
English translation: enclosed balconies
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| Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Architecture | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Marie Wilson Spain Local time: 07:19 | ||||||
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| 4 | Bay window (balcony) |
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| 3 | enclosed balconies |
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| cierros de madera |
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enclosed balconies Explanation: Good description here: Para la mayoría de los castellanosparlantes el vocablo cierro solo es persona de un tiempo del verbo cerrar, pero el diccionario de la RAE en la segunda acepción de esta palabra la recoge como: And. / mirador (balcón cerrado). Con el mismo diseño de la baranda de los balcones, a los que acompañan en las fachadas, los cierros gaditanos, los cubren en su totalidad por amplias cristaleras, hermoseando la fisonomía de las calles de Cádiz y haciéndolas diferentes a las de otras poblaciones. Un poco de historia Durante el siglo XIX en muchos de lo edificios que por el paso del tiempo requirieron su remodelación, así como en los de nueva planta algunos de sus balcones comenzaron a cubrirse con cerramientos de vidrios, que pasaron a denominarse cierros. http://www.euskadiz.com/cierros-gaditanos/ And pictures: https://www.amigosdeecija.com/2017/publicaciones/XV-IMAGENES... Colonisation eventually took balconies around the world. Today, Malta’s iconic closed-box balconies and the similarly enclosed balconies of Andalucia, Spain, are likely influenced by the territories’ former Moorish landlords. https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200409-the-history-of-b... |
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Bay window (balcony) Explanation: After conducting a research on a term basically known in Andalusia (and unknown in the rest of Spain outside of architectural circles), I think “bay window” is what fits here the best. See references below: https://balconyguide.com/what-is-an-indoor-balcony-called/ Bay window A bay window is a large window that projects from the wall of a building, typically forming a recess in the wall. Bay windows are often used to provide seating and display space in a room, to frame views of the outdoors, and to allow more natural light into the interior. https://books.google.es/books?id=S-DVc-9CKBgC&pg=PA468&lpg=P... Patrimonio geológico y minero y desarrollo regional Page 468 (…) como los cierros a tres caras, conocidos como “bay windows” (…) This catalogues offers a wide description of different types of Spanish windows made of wood: https://www.novaventana.es/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/madera... Page 68 CIERRO BAY WINDOW BALCONY |
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| Reference: cierros de madera Reference information: You'll find a good illustration here: https://revistaelobservador.com/opinion/104-malaga-dibujo-a-... https://revistaelobservador.com/images/stories/envios_22/sep... Sorry I came late to this question. |
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