Patio

Japanese: patio
Patio

…Water has always been the biggest problem in arid regions, and this has not changed in Islamic times. People often brought water into the courtyard or even into the halls of their houses, and installed fountains and water tanks to cool down (patios in Andalusia, zulkahs and salsabils in Egypt). In oasis settlements, such as cities surrounded by visually monotonous environments, efforts were made to landscape gardening, and gardens based on fountains and waterways arranged vertically and horizontally were created everywhere. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "patio" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…乾燥地帯の生活において,古来,水は最大の問題であり,それはイスラム時代においても変わらない。中庭,あるいは邸宅内の広間にまで水を引き込み,噴水や水槽を設けて涼をとることが盛んに行われてきた(アンダルシア地方のパティオpatioやエジプトのズルカーおよびサルサビール)。また,視覚的にも単調きわまりない環境に取り囲まれた都市などオアシスの集落では造園に力が注がれ,噴水や縦横に配置された水路を基本とした庭園が随所に設けられた。…

※「patio」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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