townscape
noun[C]
uk/ˈtaʊn.skeɪp/us/ˈtaʊn.skeɪp/aviewor theappearanceof atownorcity, or aworkofartthatrepresentsthis:
Thebuildingreceivedanawardforitscontributionto the townscape.
Theyacknowledgedtheworkof the District Council in theconservationof Edinburgh'shistorictownscape.
Hepaintedanextraordinaryseriesoflandscapesand townscapes.
- Thedisplaylooksat thearchitectureof the Americanpioneers:trappers'logcabins, white-paintedchurchesand WildWesttownscapes.
- Thecharacteristicimagesof theindustriallandscapeor townscape in nineteenth-centuryliteratureincludedtallchimneysthrustinginto thesky.
- Fewarchitectscriticizedthe new townscape ofDocklandsor the Isle of Dogs.
- Hepaintedempty,dreamliketownscapes witharchedbuildings,longshadows, andoddperspectives.
- Thephotographerrevealedthecreativeprocessbehind hisghostlyAmerican townscapes.
Geography: scenery & views
- -scape
- a bird's eye viewidiom
- backdrop
- background
- bird
- cityscape
- cloudscape
- command
- grandstand
- hellscape
- landscape
- lookout
- scene
- scenery
- skyline
- skyscape
- snowscape
- streetscape
- viewpoint
- vista
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