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Set within the cloister of Santa Maria del Carmine, just a few steps from the Aesop Brera store, the installation will wink to how the brand illuminates every skin and room by unveiling Aposē, a trio of lights designed by the brand — one of which will be produced as a limited series.
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Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
Located just east of the Main Quad, Ida Noyes Hall is the home of Doc Films' Max Palevsky Cinema, the campus Pub for over-21 crowd, an array of offices and event spaces, and an architecturally striking staircase and cloister.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
The name of the basilica next to the cloister, Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, is indicative of its past, a Catholic basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary over what was once a pagan temple to the Roman god of wisdom, Minerva.
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ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
The high magenta walls of an outdoor terrace drop down and meet at a lookout point, creating an elevated cloister reminiscent of Luis Barragán.
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Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
19 Mar. 2026
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Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
Located just east of the Main Quad, Ida Noyes Hall is the home of Doc Films' Max Palevsky Cinema, the campus Pub for over-21 crowd, an array of offices and event spaces, and an architecturally striking staircase and cloister.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
The name of the basilica next to the cloister, Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, is indicative of its past, a Catholic basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary over what was once a pagan temple to the Roman god of wisdom, Minerva.
—
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
The high magenta walls of an outdoor terrace drop down and meet at a lookout point, creating an elevated cloister reminiscent of Luis Barragán.
—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
19 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cloister
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloister
Noun
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The high jewelry collection was presented inside a 12th-century church on San Clemente Island, a secluded island in the Venetian lagoon that once served as a monastery and later an asylum before becoming home to a luxury hotel.
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Smoke and fire rise from the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery following a Russian missile strike this month.
Noun
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To reach the abbey, visitors must climb the town’s famous 199 steps that rise along the cliff.
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Unfortunately, the abbey fell into a state of disrepair for many years until Philippe Pascal and his family acquired the property in 2004 and upgraded not just the estate but the entire region’s standing.
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“Cloister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloister. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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