A landau is a large four-wheeled carriage with a leather cover that can be folded down, essentially a coach with a falling top. The low shell of the landau provides maximal visibility of the occupants
Landau, officially Landau in der Pfalz, is an autonomous town surrounded by the Südliche Weinstraße district of southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a university town, a long-standing cultura
Landau (carriage)
…Landaulet-Rockaway for coupé versions. The landau was invented in the 18th century; landau in this sense is first noted in English in 1743. It was named after Landau, Germany where they were first produced. Originally a very heavy carriage requiring four coach horses to pull it, there were many innovations over the decades…