Town house

Japanese: town house(英語表記)townhouse
Town house

In England, the main residence of the nobility and wealthy country gentry on their country estates (compared to the town house, which was used for staying in London during the social season and during parliamentary sessions) was called a manor house. Originally a manor house, it was the residence of the landowner of a manorial estate in the Middle Ages. However, with the accumulation of wealth and the remarkable development of architectural techniques during the 16th century Tudor dynasty, the construction of grand country houses comparable to palaces in other countries became popular.

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

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Japanese:

…イギリスで,貴族や富裕な郷紳階級の,いなかの所領にある本邸を呼ぶ(これに対し,社交シーズンや議会の会期中にロンドンで滞在するのに使うのが,タウン・ハウスtown houseである)。本来は中世期の荘園所領の地主の屋敷としてのマナー・ハウスであったものが,16世紀チューダー朝期の富の蓄積と,建築技術のいちじるしい発達によって,他国の宮殿に匹敵するような広壮なカントリー・ハウスの建設がさかんになった。…

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