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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
Architecture critic Sam Lubell went to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art last weekend and was sorry to see that the museum has erected gates around its main courtyard.
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Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Oct. 2026
Raya Sanggingan Banjar Lungsiakan Clever planning, fresh design, private courtyards, and infinity pools make this resort feel modern—yet totally at home in Ubud.
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.
On the last Friday of every month, MAMM stays open late for visitors to explore before settling in for a free outdoor film screening at the plaza in front of the museum.
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Nikkita Nair,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Oct. 2026
Cornell students, professors and others thronged a campus plaza Monday to protest the university’s response to the matter.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Oct. 2026
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.
Players who find a match mark the square on their tabla with a bean or coin; the game continues until players finish predetermined objectives, such as completing a column, a row, the four corners, or the entire board.
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Sanat Pai Raikar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Oct. 2026
Look east and southeast after dark for the Great Square of Pegasus — four moderately bright stars (Scheat, Alpheratz, Markab and Algenib) outlining an enormous square.
With changing seasons, Autumn's foliage is an enchanting match for the resort’s large windows and suite patios– where all guests are completely surrounded by the changing colors of the season.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Oct. 2026
Doors there open to the backyard patio, a hot tub, and the white-sand beach.