undercroft
noun
un·der·croft
ˈən-dər-ˌkrȯft 
: a subterranean room
especially
: a vaulted chamber under a church
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When finished, the undercroft will house 15,000 square feet of exhibition space surrounded by floor-to-ceiling glass walls that offer views of the rest of the unfinished undercroft.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2023
Fish fry in the undercroft.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2022
The Park Service initially revealed plans to turn the undercroft into a museum in 2016, after receiving an $18.5 million donation from philanthropist David Rubenstein.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2023
The project will provide floor-to-ceiling glass walls with a view of the undercroft.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2023
Dine-in option on March 4, March 11 and March 18 in the undercroft.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2022
First, officials requested rooms with more space at existing locations where possible, such as moving voting from a church’s undercroft and into its gym.
—Duard Headley, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2020
The café is located in Edward III's medieval undercroft (a cellar or storage room), which has been used for centuries as the estate's wine cellar.
—Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 10 Mar. 2020
New exhibits will be added, and visitors will be able to see the massive pilings and foundation that support the memorial in its undercroft.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 14 June 2018
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2023
Fish fry in the undercroft.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2022
The Park Service initially revealed plans to turn the undercroft into a museum in 2016, after receiving an $18.5 million donation from philanthropist David Rubenstein.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2023
The project will provide floor-to-ceiling glass walls with a view of the undercroft.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2023
Dine-in option on March 4, March 11 and March 18 in the undercroft.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2022
First, officials requested rooms with more space at existing locations where possible, such as moving voting from a church’s undercroft and into its gym.
—Duard Headley, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2020
The café is located in Edward III's medieval undercroft (a cellar or storage room), which has been used for centuries as the estate's wine cellar.
—Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 10 Mar. 2020
New exhibits will be added, and visitors will be able to see the massive pilings and foundation that support the memorial in its undercroft.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 14 June 2018
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“Undercroft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undercroft. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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