Patio
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A patio is an outdoor space generally used for dining or recreation that adjoins a structure and is typically paved. In Australia, the term is expanded to include roofed structures such as a veranda,
A patio outside of a home in the Netherlands
An outdoor seating area at a restaurant in State College, Pennsylvania
Tile
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Tiles are usually thin, square rectangular coverings manufactured from hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay, or even glass. They are generally fixed in place in an array to
Patio
…rain. Patios are most commonly paved with concrete or stone slabs (also known as paving flags). They can also be created using bricks, block paving, tiles, cobbles or gravel. Other kinds of patio materials these days include alumawood, aluminum, acrylic and glass. Other options include concrete, stamped…
Art Nouveau tiles in Brussels (Belgium)
Relief made with glazed brick tiles, from the Achaemenid decoration of Palace of Darius in Susa.
Timurid turquoise-glazed muqarna. First half of the 15th century, Shah-i-Zinda
Phoenix on the portal of Nadir Divan-Beghi Madrasah, Bukhara, Uzbekistan