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Chalets

Scope note

Use both for Swiss herdsmen's houses, usually of wood with exposed structural members and overhanging upper floors, and for any house built in the Swiss style.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30005497

Broader Terms used

<houses by form>

Equivalent Terms used

chalet

Created

13yrs ago

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