entrance hall

noun

: a hall located just inside or near an entrance to a building
You can leave your coat in the entrance hall.

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References to Milan stand in the first entrance hall, with CGI images on screens that project pictures of Leonardo Da Vinci’s vineyard in the storied Casa degli Atellani — reportedly acquired by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton chief Bernard Arnault, and of the Via Palestro garden. Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025 The 24-foot-long entrance hall leads into the 1,100-square-foot great room where double-height ceilings soar over the kitchen, living, and dining areas. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025 An Austrian secessionist painted iron center table by Thonet stands atop a circa 1900 Russian Bessarabian wool rug in the two-story entrance hall. David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025 Take the Yayoi Kusama Mirror Infinity Box, standing chest height inside the entrance hall, its matchbox-sized peep-holes two windows onto a tiny, shimmering galaxy of reflection. Giles Hattersley, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entrance hall

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“Entrance hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrance%20hall. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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