Category:Niches

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Deutsch: Nischen

English: A shallow recess, especially one in a wall to display a statue or other ornament. Not to be confused with alcove.

Español: Hornacinas.

Italiano: Nicchia, Nicchie.

niche

architectural recess in a wall

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This category has the following 21 subcategories, out of 21 total.

Niches by country‎ (56 C)

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Baroque niches‎ (3 C, 15 F)
Gothic niches‎ (1 C, 20 F)
Renaissance niches‎ (1 C, 20 F)
Romanesque niches‎ (1 F)

A

Aediculae‎ (6 C, 15 F)
Ancient Roman niches‎ (2 C, 5 F)
Niches in art‎ (10 C, 5 F)

C

Candle niches‎ (25 F)
Niche chapels‎ (6 C, 16 F)
Conch-shaped crowning of a recess (National Museum in Warsaw)‎ (2 F)
Corner niches‎ (8 C, 11 F)

E

Empty niches‎ (1 C, 12 F)

F

Funerary niches‎ (4 C)

G

Great Gate of St John's College, Cambridge‎ (45 F)

M

Madonna in a niche‎ (6 C, 68 F)
Miedernach church portal‎ (6 F)
Mihrabs‎ (3 C, 53 F)

N

Niche fountains‎ (15 C, 26 F)

S

Safety niches‎ (1 C, 7 F)

Á

Árpád-era warrior statues (Fisherman's Bastion)‎ (27 F)

Media in category "Niches"

The following 138 files are in this category, out of 138 total.

"Last Judgment." Niche Sculpture, Wells Cathedral West Façade (3610766451).jpg 1,536 × 1,086; 1.35 MB
"The Creation," Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade (3610785045).jpg 1,165 × 1,536; 355 KB
"The Creation," Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade (3610854381).jpg 1,536 × 1,196; 390 KB
"The Last Judgment." Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade (3610680631).jpg 1,536 × 1,143; 1.36 MB
"The Last Judgment." Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade (3610692561).jpg 1,536 × 2,053; 2.48 MB
"The Last Judgment." Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade (3611616336).jpg 1,536 × 2,055; 2.59 MB
"The Last Judgment." Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade (3611638712).jpg 1,536 × 1,976; 2.65 MB
"The Resurrection," Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade (3610696171).jpg 1,247 × 1,536; 382 KB
"The Resurrection," Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade (3610714729).jpg 1,536 × 2,046; 2.37 MB
"The Resurrection," Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade (3611535372).jpg 1,308 × 1,536; 414 KB
(1)Everglades 250.jpg 5,635 × 3,842; 14.92 MB
20140531 Nis westzijde Grote of Jacobijnerkerk Leeuwarden NL.jpg 2,400 × 3,200; 5.38 MB
Albanian Church, Kish (P1090402).jpg 3,000 × 4,000; 6.72 MB
Alcove et statue.svg 165 × 244; 3 KB
Alcove in the chapel - geograph.org.uk - 1655276.jpg 480 × 640; 37 KB
Alcove in the wall - geograph.org.uk - 1157244.jpg 400 × 600; 44 KB
Alcove with Crucifix in Portuguese Colonial Church - Panaji - Goa - India.JPG 3,072 × 2,304; 2.96 MB
Amiens Cathedral. West Facade Detail (3485970833).jpg 1,223 × 1,536; 354 KB
Amulet, head of doors and niche doors in Museum of History of Azerbaijan.jpg 3,264 × 1,832; 668 KB
Antiquities of Samarkand. Inner Courtyard of the Shir Dar Madrasah (Northern Side). Inscription to the Right of the Niche WDL3797.png 1,024 × 1,272; 1.93 MB
Antiquities of Samarkand. Madrasah of Ulugh Beg. View of a One-Storied Gallery Surrounding the Interior of the Courtyard WDL3870.png 1,275 × 1,024; 1.91 MB
Sculptured niches dedicated to Pan, at Cæsarea Philippi, in the face of the cliff, south of the cavern from which the Jordan springs. A peasant with his double-reed Pandean pipes and his (NYPL b10607452-80479).jpg 4,367 × 4,989; 3.93 MB
Sculptured niches dedicated to Pan, at Cæsarea Philippi, in the face of the cliff, south of the cavern from which the Jordan springs. A peasant with his double-reed Pandean pipes and his (NYPL b10607452-80479).tiff 4,367 × 4,989; 62.34 MB
Plaster model of part of a niche (NYPL b11524053-489394).tiff 2,590 × 3,258; 24.17 MB
Neues Reich. Dynastie XVII. El Kâb- a. aus Grab 3; b. c. aus Grab 10 (NYPL b14291191-38181).jpg 5,000 × 6,299; 5.83 MB
Neues Reich. Dynastie XVII. El Kâb- a. aus Grab 3; b. c. aus Grab 10 (NYPL b14291191-38181).tiff 5,000 × 6,299; 90.13 MB
Neues Reich. Dynastie XVII. Westl. Theben (Western Thebes). Asasif - Tempel, Nischen in Hauptsaale (NYPL b14291191-38187).jpg 6,299 × 5,056; 5.61 MB
Neues Reich. Dynastie XVII. Westl. Theben (Western Thebes). Asasif - Tempel, Nischen in Hauptsaale (NYPL b14291191-38187).tiff 6,299 × 5,056; 91.14 MB
Neues Reich. Dynastie XIX. a - l. Abusimbe (Abû Sunbul). Kleiner Tempel- Grundriss; b. Vorderseite; c - e. aus Raum C; f. Hinterseite der Cella (NYPL b14291191-38367).jpg 6,299 × 5,064; 5.34 MB
Neues Reich. Dynastie XIX. a - l. Abusimbe (Abû Sunbul). Kleiner Tempel- Grundriss; b. Vorderseite; c - e. aus Raum C; f. Hinterseite der Cella (NYPL b14291191-38367).tiff 6,299 × 5,064; 91.28 MB
Neues Reich. Dynastie XX. Felsengrab zu Anîbe ('Aniba)- a. Linke Thürleibung; b. Thür der Nische; c. Südwand, Westlicher Theil (NYPL b14291191-38405).jpg 5,048 × 6,299; 4.99 MB
Neues Reich. Dynastie XX. Felsengrab zu Anîbe ('Aniba)- a. Linke Thürleibung; b. Thür der Nische; c. Südwand, Westlicher Theil (NYPL b14291191-38405).tiff 5,048 × 6,299; 90.99 MB
Neues Reich. Dynastie XXVI. Pyramiden von Saqâra (Saqqârah). Grab 24, Raum A, Westwand- a. b. Südliche Nische; c-e. Nördliche Nische (NYPL b14291191-38443).jpg 5,088 × 6,299; 5.21 MB
Neues Reich. Dynastie XXVI. Pyramiden von Saqâra (Saqqârah). Grab 24, Raum A, Westwand- a. b. Südliche Nische; c-e. Nördliche Nische (NYPL b14291191-38443).tiff 5,088 × 6,299; 91.71 MB
Neues Reich. Dynastie XXVI. Pyramiden von Saqâra (Saqqârah). Grab 24, Raum B, Westwand- a-c. Nische der Nordwand; d-f. Nördliche Nische der westwand (NYPL b14291191-38444).jpg 5,104 × 6,299; 5.58 MB
Neues Reich. Dynastie XXVI. Pyramiden von Saqâra (Saqqârah). Grab 24, Raum B, Westwand- a-c. Nische der Nordwand; d-f. Nördliche Nische der westwand (NYPL b14291191-38444).tiff 5,104 × 6,299; 92 MB
Baca, Yucatán - Casa de los Lotos, Enero 2021 02.jpg 2,683 × 3,558; 3.6 MB
Basilica Complex, Qanawat (قنوات), Syria - West part- detail of niches in adyton - PHBZ024 2016 3556 - Dumbarton Oaks.jpg 4,225 × 2,819; 9.26 MB
Beeldhouwer en architect.jpg 544 × 738; 75 KB
BisericaMavrogheni (3).JPG 2,448 × 3,264; 1.37 MB
Bishop Figures, Wells Cathedral West Façade (3611633158).jpg 1,150 × 1,536; 343 KB
Blok z niszą na lampę olejową, warsztat nubijski.jpg 2,500 × 1,987; 625 KB
Bust at Madresfield Court - geograph.org.uk - 1766848.jpg 426 × 640; 131 KB
Busts at Madresfield Court - geograph.org.uk - 1766851.jpg 640 × 426; 115 KB
CaboFrioConvent2.jpg 2,304 × 1,728; 275 KB
Casa Loma 02.JPG 2,304 × 1,452; 1.8 MB
Chapel of the Ascension 1 (741).jpg 2,736 × 3,648; 2.9 MB
Chateau Bussy Rabutin 11.JPG 1,742 × 1,514; 636 KB
Choir, Winchester Cathedral (3611518182).jpg 751 × 1,536; 220 KB
Christiansborg Slot panoplie F3 Copenhagen Denmark.jpg 3,565 × 5,204; 8.94 MB
Church of the Virgin of Kareli.jpg 3,072 × 1,728; 2.25 MB
Coastal Artifacts.jpg 1,280 × 960; 185 KB
Collection- A. D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library (3678930394).jpg 1,536 × 1,166; 243 KB
ComptonVerney chapel SW.jpg 1,280 × 1,278; 717 KB
Cross at Váh River embankment in Komárno.jpg 1,704 × 2,272; 1,023 KB
Detail štítu domu, Výžerky.JPG 4,416 × 3,312; 6.34 MB
Detail, calotte is filled with colored muqarnas. Samaritan's niche from a house in Damascus, Syria. 15th-16th century CE. Islamic Art Museum (Museum für Islamische Kunst), Berlin.jpg 5,870 × 3,983; 14.83 MB
Detail, Samaritan's niche from a house in Damascus, Syria. 15th-16th century CE. Islamic Art Museum (Museum für Islamische Kunst), Berlin.jpg 3,741 × 3,731; 11.33 MB
Detail. Samaritan's niche from a house in Damascus, Syria. 15th-16th century CE. Islamic Art Museum (Museum für Islamische Kunst), Berlin.jpg 3,788 × 4,016; 11.88 MB
Doolish 2013 32.jpg 1,337 × 3,234; 818 KB
Exeter Cathedral. Details of Relief Carving (3611511652).jpg 1,214 × 1,536; 436 KB
FontaineVaudouan.jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 709 KB
Fontana della Galera Galeerenbrunnen.jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 1.83 MB
Fontana della Galera, Galeerenbrunnen im Vatikan.jpg 2,073 × 1,941; 1.03 MB
Gambrinus .jpg 2,000 × 3,008; 760 KB
GlennMillerBustBedford.JPG 841 × 905; 165 KB
Good shepherd over the door - geograph.org.uk - 1266217.jpg 640 × 426; 75 KB
Gouverneur von Kirkuk Dr Najmaldin Karim im Gespräch mit Enno Lenze (15947087142).jpg 800 × 487; 242 KB
Grafenstein Pfarrkirche hl. Stefan Pietà 11122011 452.jpg 2,666 × 3,287; 878 KB
Grafenstein Pfarrkirche hl. Stefan Pietà 26072018 4015.jpg 4,656 × 6,744; 15.78 MB
Grafenstein Althofen Nischenbildstock Madonna mit Kind 12112011 267.jpg 2,572 × 3,037; 1.34 MB
Grafenstein Gumisch Hildegard-Bildstock Hildegard von Stein 08112011 480.jpg 2,786 × 4,194; 1.19 MB
Grafenstein Gumisch Hildegard-Bildstock Sankt Hubertus 08112011 483.jpg 2,832 × 4,256; 2.91 MB
Hama, al-Azem (2001) 07.jpg 718 × 1,069; 697 KB
Igualdad Animal - 1871 (7139103563).jpg 1,898 × 2,837; 2.93 MB
Jodhpur-Mehrangarh Fort-38-Motti Mahal-20131011.jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 6.02 MB
Keutschach Sankt Margarethen Nischenbildstock 31052010 46.jpg 2,848 × 4,288; 6.87 MB
Klagenfurt Viktring Migoriach Bildstock 28032009 37.jpg 2,848 × 4,288; 2.58 MB
Klagenfurt Woelfnitz Emmersdorf Bildstock 25082009 27.jpg 2,848 × 4,288; 3.74 MB
Koettmannsdorf Bildstock Kreuzigungsgruppe 20062011 223.jpg 2,848 × 4,288; 2.59 MB
Koettmannsdorf Gaisach Wegkapelle Kreuzigungsmotiv 05072011 235.jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 968 KB
Korpo kyrka, den 28 juni 2007, bild 64.jpg 2,472 × 3,296; 1.47 MB
Leo XI monument Saint Peter's Basilica Vatican City.jpg 3,210 × 2,540; 7.65 MB
Lewis family grave - geograph.org.uk - 1382423.jpg 480 × 640; 127 KB
Liebenfels Soerg Bildstock Nischenbild Nord 04052008 37.jpg 2,592 × 3,872; 1.45 MB
Liebenfels Soerg Bildstock Nischenbild West 04052008 34.jpg 2,592 × 3,872; 1.78 MB
Madeira em Abril de 2011 IMG 1933 (5664446210).jpg 3,000 × 4,000; 2.9 MB
Manastir Grgeteg 13.jpg 2,048 × 1,536; 1.47 MB
Mandawa-Havelî 530-Staircase of the private courtyard-20131007.jpg 3,407 × 5,542; 23.63 MB
Maria Gail Pfarrkirche Mittelschiff Suedwand aussen Statue Gottesmutter 12012008 06.jpg 2,000 × 3,296; 1.11 MB
Villach Maria Gail Pfarrkirche Mittelschiff Suedwand aussen Statue Gottesmutter 13022015 9834.jpg 3,280 × 4,928; 8.43 MB
Maria Gail Pfarrkirche Fresken Marienstatue 12012008 55.jpg 2,376 × 2,720; 1.04 MB
Mauernische.jpg 640 × 405; 93 KB
Muqarnas-Samaritan writing.jpg 1,908 × 4,032; 2.23 MB
Niche at Belvedere, Wien.jpg 2,304 × 2,304; 3.64 MB
Niche of Christ the Saviour in Żabbar.jpg 950 × 1,497; 894 KB
Niche of st rita żabbar.jpg 1,930 × 2,877; 1,007 KB
Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade (3610746463).jpg 1,536 × 2,011; 2.39 MB
Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade (3610824255).jpg 1,536 × 2,055; 2.5 MB
Niche Sculptures, Wells Cathedral West Façade (3610877085).jpg 1,536 × 2,004; 2.29 MB
Nisje i veggen på Kaffekoppen ved Stortorget i Gamla stan - Niche in wall.JPG 5,472 × 3,648; 3.22 MB
Obudowa niszy, warsztat nubijski.jpg 1,875 × 2,500; 464 KB
Palazzo Salvago, Via San Luca, Genoa 02.jpg 3,456 × 4,608; 4.07 MB
Peru - Sacred Valley & Incan Ruins 252 - Ollantaytambo ruins (8115063679).jpg 2,376 × 1,584; 1.58 MB
Poertschach Sallach Samitzweg Wegkapelle 01012008 21.jpg 2,584 × 3,232; 1.47 MB
Praca Generoso Marques 5 Curitiba Brasil.jpg 1,712 × 2,288; 798 KB
Praha, Lhotka, KC Novodvorská, CzechTREK 2013 (02).jpg 1,944 × 2,592; 1.01 MB
Public Water Tap, Upper Dowdeswell - geograph.org.uk - 48374.jpg 640 × 480; 156 KB
Rosegg Frojach Pfeilerbildstock Ost Bild 07052008 14.jpg 2,592 × 3,872; 1.46 MB
Rosegg Frojach Pfeilerbildstock West Bild 07052008 12.jpg 2,592 × 3,872; 1.72 MB
Rouen. Drawing of the Tomb of the Cardinals of Amboise (3485935897).jpg 1,184 × 1,536; 416 KB
Ruthland.jpg 1,732 × 974; 512 KB
Sachsenburg Lanzewitzen Sunseitn Nepomuk-Bildstock an der Draubruecke 16012011 514.jpg 2,848 × 4,288; 2.12 MB
Sachsenburg Lanzewitzen Sunseitn Nepomuk-Bildstock an der Draubruecke 16012011 516.jpg 2,848 × 4,288; 973 KB
Samaritan's niche from a house in Damascus, Syria. 15th-16th century CE. Islamic Art Museum (Museum für Islamische Kunst), Berlin.jpg 3,767 × 5,370; 14.39 MB
Sankt Margarethen Bildstock 61.jpg 1,216 × 2,312; 755 KB
Schwalbennester in einer Nische in der Fassade von Goshavank, Armenien.jpg 3,888 × 2,592; 7.03 MB
Sculptures in Wall Niches - Castle Hill - Buda Side - Budapest - Hungary.jpg 3,072 × 2,304; 2.85 MB
Shrines near Eleusis (3678428103).jpg 1,536 × 1,219; 460 KB
Spiez - Hondrichtunnel 1 BLS (28583843624).jpg 5,200 × 3,467; 10.67 MB
Spiez - Hondrichtunnel 1 BLS (29172177326).jpg 5,200 × 3,467; 7.46 MB
St James in the alcove - geograph.org.uk - 1477931.jpg 480 × 640; 119 KB
Syr-Darya Oblast. City of Turkestan. Main Niche in the Mausoleum Leading to the Tomb of Saint Sultan Akhmed Iassavi WDL3586.png 1,024 × 1,308; 1.79 MB
The American Museum journal (c1900-(1918)) (18157476342).jpg 2,022 × 2,468; 1.02 MB
The garden room in the East Wing.jpg 1,200 × 1,805; 1,015 KB
Tiradentes (7792707706).jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 2.16 MB
Trappenisje.JPG 3,456 × 5,184; 3.11 MB
Trenta Bildstock 01.jpg 1,964 × 2,652; 1,017 KB
TribltngnKapelleFensternische.jpg 1,049 × 1,807; 896 KB
Villach Maria Gail Pfarrkirche Mittelschiff S-Wand aussen Statue Gottesmutter 16022016 2719.jpg 2,826 × 4,671; 6.86 MB
Villach Maria Gail Pfarrkirche S-Wand außen Statue Gottesmutter 21092020 8047.jpg 3,280 × 4,928; 11.44 MB
Villach Maria Gail Pfarrkirche S-Wand außen Statue Gottesmutter 21092020 8059.jpg 3,280 × 4,928; 10.48 MB
Wall niches.jpg 6,000 × 4,000; 8.59 MB
Weavers Hall (4769200816).jpg 2,000 × 3,468; 503 KB
Wegkreuz-Kriftel-Frankfurter Strasse.jpg 2,304 × 3,072; 3.46 MB
Youghal St John Priory Alcove 2007 08 04.jpg 2,336 × 3,504; 3.66 MB
Вінницька пам.ятка (69).jpg 3,872 × 2,576; 4.41 MB
Оштетена фреска во монашките пештери во Зрзе.JPG 3,648 × 2,736; 2.45 MB

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