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Sep 10, 2015 at 19:47 comment added Stephie @Daniel Please check the Wikipedia link in my comment above...
Sep 10, 2015 at 19:46 comment added Daniel Not to take away too much from this answer, but I generally think of a niche going all the way to the floor.
Sep 10, 2015 at 14:04 comment added SeanR I've seen "Recessed Shelf" and "alcove" used to describe this feature before - bout would concur with @Stephie that "Niche" is the correct term.
Sep 10, 2015 at 11:01 comment added Stephie @RobertGrant not my definition, for examples, see here: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niche_(architecture)
Sep 10, 2015 at 10:47 comment added Rob Grant "especially for statues" - wow!
Sep 10, 2015 at 9:01 history edited Maulik V CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sep 10, 2015 at 5:06 vote accept Maulik V
Sep 10, 2015 at 4:56 history answered Stephie CC BY-SA 3.0