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==Origin==
French ''niche'' recess for a statue, vaulted recess, animal's lair
*[http://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.
==Definitions==
*1: A shallow ornamental recess or hollow set into a wall, usually for the [[purpose]] of containing a statue or other decorative object.
*2: A natural recess in a rock, hill, etc.
*3: The hole, lair, etc., of an [[animal]]. More generally: a place of [[retreat]] or [[refuge]].
*4: A place or [[position]] suited to or intended for the [[character]], [[capabilities]], [[status]], etc., of a [[person]] or thing.
*5: The [[actual]] or [[potential]] position of an [[organism]] within a particular ecosystem, as determined by its [[biological]] role together with the set of environmental conditions under which it lives.
*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==
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]
[[Category: Architecture]]
[[Category: Economics]]
==Origin==
French ''niche'' recess for a statue, vaulted recess, animal's lair
*[http://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.
==Definitions==
*1: A shallow ornamental recess or hollow set into a wall, usually for the [[purpose]] of containing a statue or other decorative object.
*2: A natural recess in a rock, hill, etc.
*3: The hole, lair, etc., of an [[animal]]. More generally: a place of [[retreat]] or [[refuge]].
*4: A place or [[position]] suited to or intended for the [[character]], [[capabilities]], [[status]], etc., of a [[person]] or thing.
*5: The [[actual]] or [[potential]] position of an [[organism]] within a particular ecosystem, as determined by its [[biological]] role together with the set of environmental conditions under which it lives.
*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==
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]
[[Category: Architecture]]
[[Category: Economics]]