Patio
A patio (/ˈpæti.oʊ/,[1] from Spanish: patio [ˈpatjo]; "courtyard", "forecourt", "yard") is an outdoor space generally used for dining or recreation that adjoins a residence and is typically paved.
Construction
Patios are most commonly paved with concrete or stone slabs (also known as paving flags). Patios can also be created using bricks, block paving, tiles or cobbles.[2]
Restaurant patio
Patio is also a general term used for outdoor seating at restaurants, especially in Canadian English. While common in Europe before 1900, eating outdoors at restaurants in North America was exotic until the 1940s. The Hotel St. Moritz in New York in the 1950s advertised itself as having the first true continental cafe with outdoor seating. The Toronto Star welcomed that city's first patio in the 1960s. In the United States, blessed with a warmer and sunnier climate than Europe, outdoor dining grew rapidly in the 1960s and today is a popular dining experience in the warmer parts of the mainland. [3]
Decoration
The next 'obligatory' thing to have a proper-to-use patio is that by adding some furniture, decor, and accessories. The dining set, rugs, or outdoor umbrella are some stuff that will make the patio is enjoyable for some relaxing times.
See also
Notes
- ↑ "Patio in the Oxford Dictionary".
- ↑ Fwa 2005, p. 10-.
- ↑ Chris Bateman. "How Toronto learned to love the patio." Spacing. APRIL 29, 2015
References
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Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Patio". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. - British Precast Concrete Federation (1973). Paving Flags (to B.S. 368: 1971). British Precast Concrete Federation.
- Mildenhall, Henry Seymour (1983). Laying Precast Concrete Paving Flags. Cement and Concrete Association. ISBN 978-0-7210-1288-9.
- Fwa, T.F. (28 September 2005). The Handbook of Highway Engineering. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3950-4.
