belvedere
noun/ˈbelvədɪə(r)/
/ˈbelvədɪr/
- a small house or structure, sometimes with one side open, designed to give a beautiful viewTopics Buildingsc2Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Italian, literally ‘fair sight’, from bel ‘beautiful’ + vedere ‘to see’.
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