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 villa is still being excavated and studied, but archaeologists have so far uncovered a grand entrance hall with an atrium and sunken basin, known as an impluvium, surrounded by a mosaic floor with black and white botanical and geometric designs. Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 In front of the entrance hall's fireplace, Martha paired cane chairs from a collaboration with Bernhardt Furniture with an antique game table for playing cards and competitive rounds of Scrabble with friends. Dan Shaw, Martha Stewart, 8 June 2026 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. 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 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 28 Jun. 2026.

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