What is a cottage?

The word "cottage" in English means a house with a plot of land in the city or outside it. The cottage is very often personified with a residential building of the English type, which has a living room, bedroom, study, and, of course, a fireplace ...

In some European countries, country houses with land are also called a villa.

History reference

Recalling the history of ancient Rome, one can trace the evolution of country houses from simple small houses (Villa rustica), in which everything was practically organized, to Villa urbana - urban architectural complexes. The master's house with a lot of rooms was intended for housekeeping, and in the middle of these buildings there was a small courtyard. Later, there were urban chic villas of the late heyday of the Roman Empire, where luxury reigned, and only representatives of the upper class — the patricians — lived.

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Returning from the historical past to our present, we can say that a country villa or a cottage is, above all, a very comfortable, fenced in, detached house, designed for one family, or at least two.

Cottages in the Russian style

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As for Russia, our country has always been famous for its excellent monuments of wooden architecture, and still in many villages you can find amazingly beautiful old churches that were built without a single nail.

And the old Russian huts? Enough to enter into any village, whose population is more than a hundred houses, you can find wooden houses that have been standing for centuries, still not losing their splendor.

As for the design of Russian houses, then, usually, the houses were built fairly large, since the families were large, and there was also a lot of space needed.

In the house there were many different premises, not only for living, but also for keeping livestock. At the same time, the rooms were shared for winter and summer.

"Other morals"

If you look at other countries, the construction of individual houses is also popular there.

Scandinavian style cottages

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In the Scandinavian countries there are a lot of similarities with our houses, these are usually wooden cottages. In Finland, houses are being built from timber and various types of logs.

Cottages in Switzerland

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Swiss country estates did not shine a special luxury, around the main residential building, built buildings for farming. In architectural terms - these were houses without any frills and luxury.

English style cottages

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As for England, it is primarily a structure of stone. The most common buildings are houses consisting of two or one and a half floors. Each cottage, without fail, is equipped with a constant attribute - a fireplace.

Cottages in Spain

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If you look closely at the cottages in Spain, then most often it is a house made of brick, but with one feature that can be found only in Spanish-speaking countries: there is a small courtyard near the main house where people can relax after a siesta.

American style cottage

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The American symbol of a country house, of course, is a ranch - a small house on one floor that has a flat roof and, often, this is one room, without separation into the kitchen, living room, and so on.

Later in America, they began to master frame construction. Building such a house is much cheaper. But still, basically, two-story cottages are built of brick and stone.

Total

Whatever the times, but a modern cottage, if it is chosen with taste and love, will always please with its comfort, warmth and wait for new guests ...

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