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Alcove

Alcove

The ornate details were easy to miss, but evident.
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I do love this picture. This alcove looks like where you would place a religious statue of some sort. Was there electric lighting inside the alcove or did they rely on natural lighting? Also, I can't get a feel for the dimensions of this - was it 3 feet high, 6 feet high, etc? Thanks.
Lynne
Sat 06-11-2005
It was about 5 feet tall... I didn't see any lighting inside, it was probably used to hold flowers and other decorative items.
Motts
Mon 06-13-2005
Thanks!
Lynne
Mon 06-13-2005
it is as tall as me I am 5'1 with shoes, great photo:-)
rtotten
Thu 02-23-2006
I agree with Lynne- it does look a place where one would expect to see a small figure of the Virgin Mary, or something to that effect. What a lovely little alcove!
Scarlett77
Sat 05-13-2006
I think they would place objets d'art there!Parlez vous francais?
Janice
Sun 05-14-2006
I HATE alcove's.

I really do not know why either..............................

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Germany.
Joseph
Wed 03-14-2007
Welp!!! I have to say, I love Alcoves. It looks so HOLY!!!
Nevermore
Wed 06-20-2007
My step-grandma had one of these alcoves in her house. When they renovated they used it as a bookshelf.
Jeanette
Tue 02-05-2008
I'm with everybody else. It looks like a little shrine.
CoyoteSolar
Tue 02-10-2009
These alcoves are exactly the details I am usually looking for, and excited to find! Very cool!
Cortney
Fri 07-03-2009
There was one of these (without the shelves) going up the stairs to one of my apartments. It was near where the stairs curved to the right to get to the second floor, the alcove being on the left wall. I was told that these were put in the buildings so that if someone died at home (which was common way back when) and they needed to carry a coffin or stretcher down the stairs with a body, they could use this little space to get the coffin around and down the stairs. It made sense at the time, but now I wonder.
eldokid@aol.com
Thu 12-10-2009

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