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Recent Examples of colonnade
Inside the primary Mediterranean Revival-style residence, a particularly opulent foyer sports a groin-vaulted colonnade that flows to multi-level living spaces.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
When an earthquake hit Japan in 1995, bringing down a church in Takatori, Ban replaced it with a Paper Church, an elegant elliptical colonnade inside a rectangular frame, topped by a tented roof.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 July 2024
The Mostafa family from the southern Beirut suburbs share three mattresses amongst themselves amid the mosque’s looming colonnades.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
The striking front exterior includes glass, steel, and a stone colonnade, complemented by a serene koi pond and distinctive landscaping.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 13 Sep. 2024
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
When an earthquake hit Japan in 1995, bringing down a church in Takatori, Ban replaced it with a Paper Church, an elegant elliptical colonnade inside a rectangular frame, topped by a tented roof.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 July 2024
The Mostafa family from the southern Beirut suburbs share three mattresses amongst themselves amid the mosque’s looming colonnades.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
The striking front exterior includes glass, steel, and a stone colonnade, complemented by a serene koi pond and distinctive landscaping.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonnade
Noun
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Tall windows, a columned portico, and sculpted reliefs depicting university patriarchs.—
Daisy Hildyard,
The New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2024
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Of particular note: the intact Corinthian portico columns; the subterranean arched architecture, aqueduct and cistern system; and graffiti adorning merchant stalls believed to be more than 1,500 years old.—
Alex Crevar,
New York Times,
11 July 2024
Noun
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Photo : Jemma Wild The Cliff Suite terrace overlooking the bush.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
16 Jan. 2025
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When Jordan Williams purchased his diamond-in-the-rough Greenwich Village apartment, a 900-square-foot one-bedroom duplex with a massive terrace in Manhattan, his mother gave him some helpful advice: hire an interior designer.—
Morgan Goldberg,
Architectural Digest,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In South Carolina, unused blue paint was used by enslaved people on their doors and porches.—
Ira Porter,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 Jan. 2025
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The home also has a rebuilt rear porch and stairs, a tear-off tile roof, new copper gutters and downspouts and a Kichler outdoor lighting system.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Colonnade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonnade. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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