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Recent Examples of parvis
The western façade, giving onto the parvis, the open area before the cathedral, was not completed until around 1240, and the upper gallery of the nave and the two towers on the west façade were finished between 1225 and 1250.
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Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 19 Apr. 2019
Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 19 Apr. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parvis
Noun
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The atrium makes another appearance when Helly R. (who turns out to be the daughter of Lumon’s CEO) receives her brain implant.—
Diana Budds,
Curbed,
24 Jan. 2025
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At the same time, a two-story tall mural depicting an avocado tree – a symbol of the city and its agricultural history – was unveiled at the south end of the atrium.—
Lou Ponsi,
Orange County Register,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The primary bath, accented by Dolomite marble, overlooks the entrance courtyard.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
28 Jan. 2025
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Still, there’s a difference between an outdoor courtyard and an indoor atrium.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The cold room consists of a peristyle or porticoed court that is 10 meters (33 feet) long and 10 meters wide, with a large pool at the center.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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And for the next two nights, the Coliseum’s peristyle will be illuminated in blue light.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Oct. 2024
Noun
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It is attached to a galleria with a striking black slate floor, a wet bar, columns and glass doors that open onto the patio.—
Karen A. Avitabile,
Hartford Courant,
14 Jan. 2024
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Bea walked into the bright light of the galleria and sat at the small café.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
30 Aug. 2023
Noun
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Its most striking element is a tall glassy lobby that will provide a grand entrance from the new plaza, but the rest of the building is driven by functional massing that’s been sheathed with a desultory screen of metal and glass.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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Glass walls line the sidewalk; a landscaped plaza is lit from the cantilevered structure above; a grid of generous vertical windows is framed in handsome steel (or maybe that’s Disney-ish terra-cotta); a blond-wood open lobby leads to a reception desk unprotected by bulletproof glass.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The quadrangle between the Temples of Jupiter and Bacchus had been filled with wooden tables and stalls selling wine and sfiha, a Bekaa specialty.—
Youmna Melhem Chamieh,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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But Stiller liked pausing on the precipice of the perverse love triangle—or quadrangle—of Mark torn by two halves of his consciousness toward two women.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
18 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Time: 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 19 Cost: free Location: outdoor patio at the McColl Pond Environmental Learning Center in Community Park, 13550 Dakota Ave. S., Savage Info: For event updates and cancellation notices, visit the Savage Parks and Recreation Facebook and Twitter pages.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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Inside, the bar boasts 12 flat-screen TVs, a 180-degree projector, an outdoor patio and multiple sports packages.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Feb. 2025
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Inside, Yamamoto-san was resplendent in another seersucker suit, this one light blue, a dark-blue pocket square providing contrast.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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That’s how people pick up yardage and keep the face of the club square longer.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Parvis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parvis. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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