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Recent Examples of parvisThe 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.—
Klara Glowczewska,
Town & Country,
19 Apr. 2019
The library in Westerville, Ohio, closed after rain poured into the atrium.
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CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Aug. 2026
Next to Nashville’s iconic Grand Ole Opry, the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center is known for having acres of gardens under the glass ceiling of its atrium.
Shoppers also had the opportunity to build and take home Lego sets at the Make-and-Take station in the Promenade courtyard.
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Madison Herring,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2026
The visit opened with a photocall at a Beijing courtyard centered on a maple tree more than a 100 years old, where Thomas, Theron and Damon surprised Nolan with a birthday cake and led a serenade for the director.
The best examples of this style are seen at the Getty Villa peristyle gardens — a peristyle is a courtyard framed by colonnades or rows of pillars — in Malibu.
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Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
17 Jan. 2026
The now-familiar Olympic cauldron torch was added above the peristyle at the east end of the stadium.
In some cases, however, those vultures circling the air over yesterday’s gallerias, plazas and megamalls are actually vulture investors.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Singaporeans and international travelers also flock here to hang out on the beaches, zip line at Mega Adventure Park, shop at the massive luxury galleria, and more.
Rendered in Hadid’s signature, curvilinear style, the plaza contains a museum and a multitude of exhibition spaces as well as a design center; these internal zones are linked through a series of interior and underground pathways.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
14 Aug. 2026
The plaza between the San Jose Museum of Art and the Signia by Hilton has been fenced off, and the city has announced plans to remove the 32 trees that inhabit the circle.
Each of those quadrangles of land can produce 7 million pounds of corn or 2 million pounds of soybeans in a summer.
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Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
26 July 2026
The students are lined up in their hundreds− across the student center mezzanine, down the stairs and out into the hot Florida Spring of the quadrangle.
The Guayrá was still covered in a thick mist at that early hour, but the man was out in the middle of the square, looking down into the well and thinking sleepily about something.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2026
Siu also said parking near the square was removed without enough notice to businesses.
Blending Southwestern aesthetics with space-travel inspiration, this accommodation sports colonial-style French doors that open directly onto a private patio overlooking the terrace garden and pool.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 Aug. 2026
The property has a bluestone patio and a rooftop deck featuring a firepit, two heaters, a fan, seating, and a kitchen equipped with a Saffire smoker, double kegerator, refrigerator and a stainless steel sink.