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Preferred term

Water stairs  

Definition

  • Landscape features that have water cascading or spilling down a stepped incline, usually in controlled channels; found in Islamic and 16th c. and later Italian formal gardens [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cascades, step
  • Stairs, water
  • Step cascades

Notation

  • 119426

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-D9D55N5T-J

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