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A pavement in architecture
Architecture

The term architecture can refer to a process, a profession or documentation.As a process, architecture is the activity of designing and construction buildings and other physical structures by a person or a computer, primarily to provide shelter....
  is a stone or tile structure, the pavement
Pavement (material)

Road surface or pavement is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain traffic . Such surfaces are frequently road surface marking....
, which can serve as a floor
Floor

A floor is the walking surface of a room or vehicle. Floors vary from simple dirt in a cave to many-layered surfaces using modern technology. Floors may be stone, wood, bamboo, metal, or other material that can hold a person's weight....
 or an external feature. Pavements can be made of flagstone
Flagstone

Flagstone, or flag, is a type of flat Rock , usually used for Sidewalk slabs, but also for making fences or roofing. It may also be used for making memorials or headstones in a cemetery....
s which are used for things like paving gardens, tile
Tile

A tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, Rock , metal, or even glass. Tiles are generally used for covering roofs, floors, and walls, showers, or other objects such as tabletops....
s also there were mosaics which were commonly used by the Romans.

When along the side of a road in the U.S. they are referred to as Sidewalk
Sidewalk

A sidewalk , pavement , footpath or footway is a Trail for pedestrians that is situated alongside a road or formed like sidewalks that are alongside roads ....
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A pavement in architecture
Architecture

The term architecture can refer to a process, a profession or documentation.As a process, architecture is the activity of designing and construction buildings and other physical structures by a person or a computer, primarily to provide shelter....
  is a stone or tile structure, the pavement
Pavement (material)

Road surface or pavement is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain traffic . Such surfaces are frequently road surface marking....
, which can serve as a floor
Floor

A floor is the walking surface of a room or vehicle. Floors vary from simple dirt in a cave to many-layered surfaces using modern technology. Floors may be stone, wood, bamboo, metal, or other material that can hold a person's weight....
 or an external feature. Pavements can be made of flagstone
Flagstone

Flagstone, or flag, is a type of flat Rock , usually used for Sidewalk slabs, but also for making fences or roofing. It may also be used for making memorials or headstones in a cemetery....
s which are used for things like paving gardens, tile
Tile

A tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, Rock , metal, or even glass. Tiles are generally used for covering roofs, floors, and walls, showers, or other objects such as tabletops....
s also there were mosaics which were commonly used by the Romans.

When along the side of a road in the U.S. they are referred to as Sidewalk
Sidewalk

A sidewalk , pavement , footpath or footway is a Trail for pedestrians that is situated alongside a road or formed like sidewalks that are alongside roads ....
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  • porch
    Porch

    A porch is a structure attached to a building, forming a covered entrance to a vestibule or doorway. It is external to the walls of the main building proper, but may be enclosed by screen, latticework, broad windows, or other light frame walls extending from the main structure....