colonnade

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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. 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 See all Example Sentences for colonnade 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colonnade
Noun
  • Tall windows, a columned portico, and sculpted reliefs depicting university patriarchs.
    Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • Photo : Jemma Wild The Cliff Suite terrace overlooking the bush.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • The rooftop balcony was built in lieu of a front porch because of the violence in the neighborhood, Williams said.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
  • According to Josef, a preliminary investigation determined that the incident started inside the residence and continued outside onto the front porch of the home.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025

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“Colonnade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonnade. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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