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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Its entrance hall, high ceilings, and parquet wood flooring throughout complement a symmetrical blueprint that speak to its formal Georgian influences.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2026
As best practice, these features should be reserved for larger spaces, like a big entrance hall or an expansive living room.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 15 Jan. 2026
Photographs of Hardy and Darc under the portico and inside the main entrance hall are still admired today.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
Up in Albany, visitors can scan the entrance hall of the State House for a bas-relief portrait of Ginsburg in the sandstone walls — the first face added to the gallery since 1898 and the room’s only Jew.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2025
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2026
As best practice, these features should be reserved for larger spaces, like a big entrance hall or an expansive living room.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 15 Jan. 2026
Photographs of Hardy and Darc under the portico and inside the main entrance hall are still admired today.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
Up in Albany, visitors can scan the entrance hall of the State House for a bas-relief portrait of Ginsburg in the sandstone walls — the first face added to the gallery since 1898 and the room’s only Jew.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Entrance hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrance%20hall. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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