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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The ground floor sets the tone with an impressive entrance hall, a banquet room with a fireplace, and a large kitchen opening onto a veranda with a dining table for 20.
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Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 18 May 2026
In the entrance hall, Viola’s video Bodies of Light plays next to a staircase that twists upwards like a ribbon.
—Fanny Guénon Des Mesnards, Architectural Digest, 12 May 2026
Riding boots in a range of sizes, straw sun hats, water bottle slings, and backpacks aplenty hang in the entrance hall, rain ponchos are tucked into the boot of each truck and sunscreen, soap suds, and insect repellent line the bathroom sink.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Typically, the latest available presidential portrait — often a realistic oil painting — hangs in the main entrance hall, where heads of state are welcomed.
—New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 18 May 2026
In the entrance hall, Viola’s video Bodies of Light plays next to a staircase that twists upwards like a ribbon.
—Fanny Guénon Des Mesnards, Architectural Digest, 12 May 2026
Riding boots in a range of sizes, straw sun hats, water bottle slings, and backpacks aplenty hang in the entrance hall, rain ponchos are tucked into the boot of each truck and sunscreen, soap suds, and insect repellent line the bathroom sink.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Typically, the latest available presidential portrait — often a realistic oil painting — hangs in the main entrance hall, where heads of state are welcomed.
—New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Entrance hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrance%20hall. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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