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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
Noun
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The rooms There are 10 room categories ranging from inner view rooms that look out over the hotel’s atrium and city-facing suites with private terraces, as well as smaller rooms that overlook the Guggenheim, in addition to the premier-level rooms and suites.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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It was funded through the airport’s budget and replaces the familiar three-decade-old atrium clock tower.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Gray concrete courtyard melds into blocks of Kitledge granite mined from New Hampshire.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Residents live independently in homes ranging from studios to 3-bedrooms, each built around courtyards that act as an al fresco living rooms for residents.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
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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.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
17 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The 5,000-square-foot space in the center’s plaza is free and accessible to all.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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It's estimated that about 2,000 people were in the plaza for the match, eating, drinking, and shopping.—
Jasmine Viel,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Noun
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The uninviting labyrinth sprawlsthe east/west quadrangle from Girard to Fay.—
Leslie Simon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 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
Noun
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The cathedral square in Reims in the morning sunlight.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Gemutlichkeit is well earned at the Platzl Hotel, which sits in the same square as Hofbrauhaus.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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The layout transitions to a formal dining room with a chic chandelier and French doors spilling out to a patio.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
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The restaurant is expected to offer indoor dining, a small patio dining area, and site improvements, the city documents show.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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Westside Square, which opened in 2022, also featured live entertainment and its space was distinctive for its enclosure fashioned out of repurposed windows.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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That fear of enclosure is palpable even today.—
Pablo Larios,
Artforum,
10 June 2026
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“Parvis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parvis. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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