Outdoor Stools
Introduction
A bench or bench is a long piece of furniture with a simple structure on which one or several people can sit at a time.[1] The bench is commonly used in public places such as parks, gardens, train stations, airports, etc. This type of street furniture is built in various materials such as wood, metal, stone, or cement. It is also the furniture par excellence in churches "Church (building)") where they are arranged in rows and are used by the faithful during the religious service.
When the bench is made of simple materials such as plaster or stone and is attached to the interior or exterior walls of homes and buildings, it is called poyo.
History
The stone bench, attached to the inner wall of a building, has been found in ancient Cretan and Mycenaean constructions. With it, the seats arranged in tiers of the theaters, hippodromes, circuses and similar buildings of the Greek and Roman era were also formed. But as a true piece of furniture it is hardly known until the Romanesque period (15th century), since before this only a few bronze specimens extracted from the ruins of Pompeii are preserved.
In the Middle Ages, the bench was the only seat besides the stool. It was mobile (it means "furniture") and followed its owners as they moved from one home to another. A simple tray with legs, it served as both a seat and a table and was often covered with rugs.[2] During the Middle Ages, the role of the bench was played by the chests and chests that were so common as room furniture even in the main rooms. For this reason, it is hardly found in homes and public places from that time.
In period
Until the century the bank had very simple forms. From then on, it is decorated like chairs and is often converted into a sofa by adding small cushions or padded bases. There are many ornate benches from the 18th century that feature coats of arms on the backs. Since the century, the rotating backrest has been known with which one side and the other of the bench were used alternately.
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