File:Belvedere roof appendage in Galveston Texas.jpg
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English: Belvedere on the Julius H. Ruhl Residence in Galveston.
Also, called a "Widows Walk" because they were used by wives to watch for husbands returning from sea voyages. They are also known as a "widow's watch," roofwalk or Captain's Walk. The were a popular feature on coastal homes in the last half of the 19th century -- the Age of Sail |
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| Author | i am jim |
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| current | 22:27, 7 January 2021 | | 1,236 × 1,867 (969 KB) | Jim Evans | Tighter crop of Widows Walk |
| 17:14, 14 July 2012 |  | 1,458 × 2,157 (1.06 MB) | Wiki name~commonswiki |
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