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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
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From the central atrium, the Grand Staircase -- a six-story ascent lined with around 60 monumental artifacts including statues, sarcophagi, columns and stelae -- culminates in a view of Giza's three famous pyramids.—
Ayat Al-Tawy,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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The museum experience begins, however, in a soaring atrium, where a 36-foot-tall statue of Ramesses II stands solemnly on guard.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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But when the pope arrived in the courtyard, the whole atmosphere completely changed.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Prine’s legacy at Stella’s is remembered with a colorful mural painted on a large fence at the back of the restaurant’s courtyard.—
Ken Perrotte,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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The now-familiar Olympic cauldron torch was added above the peristyle at the east end of the stadium.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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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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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
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This weekend there will be six shows across two days showcasing Disney On Ice at Golden 1 Center, 500 David J Stern Walk, inside the Downtown Commons shopping plaza in Sacramento.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Also added were separate two-way cycle tracks leading to BART entrances from Acton and Sacramento streets and two new bike lockers in the plaza, among other improvements.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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At the castle's quadrangle, a formal honor guard was presented and inspected by Trump and the king.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The royals and their guests observed rows of guards in bearskins on the quadrangle, and the U.K. and U.S. national anthems played.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Demolition crews have begun tearing down the East Wing of the White House, clearing ground for a 90,000-square foot ballroom in the biggest White House expansion in more than 70 years.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Originally all fields, the development of the square, and the source of its name, came between 1632 and 1636 with the construction of Leicester House, a mansion built by Robert Sidney, Earl of Leicester.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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The workers’ cottages have been made into nine spacious suites with soaring ceilings lined with bamboo, terracotta floors, marble bathrooms, and outdoor patios with al fresco showers.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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At Zilker Brewing, the expansive patio scene is lively with cornhole.—
Kathryn Streeter,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Parvis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parvis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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