In architecture and landscape architecture, a sunken courtyard, sometimes called a sunken plaza, is a courtyard below ground level.
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Sunken courtyard of Paramount Plaza, New York City
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Sunken courtyard in a cave dwelling in Shaanxi, China
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Sunken courtyard in Agha Bozorg mosque, Kashan, Iran
References
- Al-Mumin, Adil A. (January 2001). "Suitability of sunken courtyards in the desert climate of Kuwait". Energy and Buildings. 33 (2): 103–111. doi:10.1016/S0378-7788(00)00072-4.
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