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Water stairs (landscaped-site elements)

Scope note

Use for landscape features that have water cascading or spilling down a stepped incline, usually in controlled channels; found in Islamic and 16th-century and later Italian formal gardens.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000195722

Broader Terms used

water features

Created

13yrs ago

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