The pasture land came right to the front porch and the house was originally flanked by vegetable gardens and an arbor.
The statue of Dionysus was originally flanked by those of two actors impersonating Paposilenoi (conserved in the Archaeological Museum of Delos).
The central section of the station building remains today, but was originally flanked by two pavilions: one the stationmasters residence and on the other refreshment rooms.
The east end had a square apse, and was originally flanked by two basilican structures, now lost but known through archaeology.
Each side of the pavilion was originally flanked by terraces and balustrades, which were replaced when the ballroom was expanded in the 1960s.
The gabled central block of two storeys plus attics was originally flanked by gabled crosswings.
The lodge fronts on a court, entered through a gatehouse and originally flanked by wings housing guest rooms.
This main entrance to the temple complex was originally flanked by six colossal statues of Ramesses - four seated, and two standing - but only two (both seated) have survived.
Gateposts from the farm, which may have originally flanked an entrance to Sheffield Park, can still be seen amidst a housing estate dating from the late 1960s.
The façade was originally flanked by two walls perpendicular to the façade.