Gravel courtyards with olive trees are bounded by low stone walls in the front.
For this, homeowners enjoy everything from fountain-studded courtyards to grand libraries and cavernous indoor pools.
Instead of lawns, Ms. Fleming put in lots of natural grasses, gravel courtyards and stone patios.
What's more, real-estate agents say courtyards can help resale value, particularly in temperate areas.
The second level is less decorated but offers surprising courtyards, more galleries and an infinity of nymphs.
Apartment buildings are centered around courtyards and oriented to capture the nighttime cooling breezes from the Sacramento delta.
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Pierpont Davis and Walter Davis built small apartment complexes around courtyards and high-end single-family courtyard homes in Los Angeles.
Sure, a hotel can have rustic wood-burning fireplaces in bedrooms, flickering lanterns in courtyards, and night-blooming jasmine in gardens.
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It is impossible not to feel haunted by the ghosts of the emperor, princesses, valets and concubines that once roamed the hallowed courtyards.
But the vast empty car park outside the Art of War City and its near-deserted courtyards suggest the town is struggling.
Five courtyards show off blue doors against white walls, and 16th-century fountains.
Head south of downtown to historic Old Louisville, an enclave of Victorian buildings, brick walkways, cast-iron gas lamps, courtyards, fountains and statues.
He was 38, and had little other work to his name except a workers' estate, of yellow-brick houses grouped round courtyards, near Elsinore.
Then, head into the French Quarter, with its distinctive balconies and courtyards, and visit the cathedral in Jackson Square, or the vibrant French Market.
Courtyards work with any style of home, from modern to classical, but the designs are particularly popular in warmer climates, where courtyards induce airflow.
It is a baffling combination of towers, hemicycles, courtyards, conference rooms and tree-filled atriums, all linked together by glass lifts and dark, leather-lined corridors.
Many homeowners use their courtyards as their primary entertainment space, incorporating everything from built-in barbecue pits to swimming pools that double as movie seats.
The 128 rooms, all at least 800 square feet indoors, have private plunge pools on their decks and round stone baths in their courtyards.
Another sound adds to the symphony of this landscape awakening from its slumber: the rhythmic sweeping of brooms in the courtyards of nearby dwellings.
In 25 regions of the country, in large cities and small towns alike, they will line up in their school courtyards and wait for a signal.
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Retractable screen systems and evolving heating techniques have also helped make courtyards more than a seasonal space, says Clem Schaub, an architect in Vero Beach, Fla.
With 32 rooms, an excellent restaurant and brand-new spa, the flower-strewn terraces, twisting stairways and verdant courtyards of this Mediterranean villa are strol- ling distance from the main drag.
Pass the Verona Canal, where gondolas effortlessly glide by, on your way to Campo Santo Stefano, a square that leads to a number of secretive Baroque courtyards and portico arches.
There's also a rising demand for motor and entry courtyards, which can serve as transitional spaces to set a calmer, off-the-street tone and welcome people into the house.
For something more regal, try the imperial hutong courtyards, including those once lived in by royal eunuchs, in the area immediately northeast of Jingshan Park, just north of the Forbidden City.
Equally enchanting are the courtyards that separate the buildings.
Imposing white gates and a grand corridor of palm trees lead to the tiled and whitewashed house that rambles over two wings set around cobbled courtyards with splashing fountains.
The Steamboat Springs castle stands 40ft high, but is more compact than the one in Minnesota, with small courtyards and ice tunnels that illuminate at night with light.
She and her husband, who is CEO of health-insurance firm Connected Health, worked with architect Mr. Justiss to design a seven-bedroom, seven-bathroom compound with three courtyards and two terraces.
At Hotel Julien, the public rooms had no views to speak of, but sitting in them was a pleasure thanks to walls of gridded glass opening onto small courtyards.
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