- Verandah
A verandah or veranda is a roofed opened gallery or porch. [cite book
first= John C.
last= Poppeliers
authorlink=
coauthors=
year= 1983
title= What Style is it?
edition=
publisher= John Wiley & Sons
location= New York
pages= p 106
id= ISBN 0471144347] It is also described as an open pillared gallery, generally roofed, built around a central structure.cite web
url=http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.2:1:413.hobson
title=Glossary of Anglo-Indian words - verandah
publisher=University of Chicago
accessdate=2007-01-11] It is usually partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure. [cite book
first=Francis D.K.
last= Ching
year= 1995
title= A Visual Dictionary of Architecture
edition=
publisher=John Wiley and Sons
location=New York
pages= p. 25
id= ISBN 0-471-82451-3]History of term
According to the
Oxford English Dictionary , the word verandah originated inIndia where it is found in several native languages. However, it may have been an adaptation of the Portuguese or older Spanish "varanda" ("baranda" in modern Spanish), again borrowed from Indian languages, referring to a railing, balustrade or balcony. The distinctive style of Indian architecture evolved from a hybrid of east and west. The veranda is one of the many new hybrid architectural elements. [cite web
url=http://archnet.org/forum/view.tcl?message_id=11372
title=Verandah - Discussion forum
publisher=archnet.org
accessdate=2007-01-11]ee also
* - Definition at Wiktionary
*Porch
*Deck
*Balcony
*Patio
*Loggia
*TerraceReferences
External links
* [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.2:1:413.hobson Verandah]
* [http://archnet.org/forum/view.tcl?message_id=11372 Archnet discussion forum on Verandah]
* [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/science/architecture/architecture.htm British Empire Architecture]
* [http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/comm/csj/040601/sinha.shtml Ajay Sinha Discovers Experimentation in Ancient Indian Temple Design]
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