Courtyard vs. Plaza — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Courtyard and Plaza
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Definitions
Courtyard
A courtyard or court is a circumscribed area, often surrounded by a building or complex, that is open to the sky. Courtyards are common elements in both Western and Eastern building patterns and have been used by both ancient and contemporary architects as a typical and traditional building feature.
Plaza
A public square or similar open area in a town or city.
Courtyard
An open space surrounded by walls or buildings, adjoining or within a building such as a large house or housing complex.
Plaza
A widened roadway forming the approach to tollbooths on a highway.
Courtyard
An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.
She sat in the courtyard, enjoying the garden.
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Plaza
A parking or service area next to a highway.
Courtyard
A court or inclosure attached to a house.
Plaza
A shopping center.
Courtyard
A yard wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings;
The house was built around an inner court
Plaza
A town's public square.
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Plaza
An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.
Plaza
(North America) A strip mall.
Plaza
A shopping mall.
Plaza
A public square in a city or town.
Plaza
A public square with room for pedestrians;
They met at Elm Plaza
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Plaza
Mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace;
A good plaza should have a movie house
They spent their weekends at the local malls