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==Origin==

==Origin==

French ''niche'' recess for a statue, vaulted recess, animal's lair  

French ''niche'' recess for a statue, vaulted recess, animal's lair  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 17th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 17th Century]

The [[word]] derives from the [[Latin]] ''nidus'' or nest, via the French ''niche''. The Italian ''nicchio'' for a sea-shell may also be involved, as the [[traditional]] decoration for the top of a niche is a scallop shell, as in the [[illustration]], hence also the alternative term of "conch" for a semi-dome, usually reserved for larger exedra.

The [[word]] derives from the [[Latin]] ''nidus'' or nest, via the French ''niche''. The Italian ''nicchio'' for a sea-shell may also be involved, as the [[traditional]] decoration for the top of a niche is a scallop shell, as in the [[illustration]], hence also the alternative term of "conch" for a semi-dome, usually reserved for larger exedra.

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*6: A position from which an entrepreneur seeks to [[exploit]] a shortcoming or an [[opportunity]] in an [[economy]], [[market]], etc.; (hence) a specialized market for a product or [[service]].  

*6: A position from which an entrepreneur seeks to [[exploit]] a shortcoming or an [[opportunity]] in an [[economy]], [[market]], etc.; (hence) a specialized market for a product or [[service]].  

==Description==

==Description==

A '''niche''' in classical architecture is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exedra exedra] or an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apse apse] that has been reduced in size, retaining the half-dome heading usual for an apse. Nero's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domus_Aurea Domus Aurea] (AD 64–69) was the first semi-private dwelling that possessed rooms that were given richly varied floor plans, shaped with niches and exedras; sheathed in dazzling polished white marble, such curved surfaces [[concentrated]] or [[dispersed]] the daylight.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niche_%28architecture%29]

A '''niche''' in classical architecture is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exedra exedra] or an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apse apse] that has been reduced in size, retaining the half-dome heading usual for an apse. Nero's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domus_Aurea Domus Aurea] (AD 64–69) was the first semi-private dwelling that possessed rooms that were given richly varied floor plans, shaped with niches and exedras; sheathed in dazzling polished white marble, such curved surfaces [[concentrated]] or [[dispersed]] the daylight.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niche_%28architecture%29]

[[Category: Architecture]]

[[Category: Architecture]]

[[Category: Economics]]

[[Category: Economics]]