parvis

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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. Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 19 Apr. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parvis
Noun
  • Guests will be able to learn about New Year’s resolutions, create their own crafts and watch a confetti drop at noon in the atrium.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Some of the resort’s 1,600 guests rooms will overlook the atrium, while others will enjoy views of the bay and Pacific Ocean.
    Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • On the southwest edge of Kathmandu, a video showed water spilling out into the street from a pond in a courtyard with a small temple.
    Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • With cannonballs and rifles firing, Claire and Rachel set up a triage area in the church courtyard.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • And for the next two nights, the Coliseum’s peristyle will be illuminated in blue light.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Standing before the renowned peristyle at the Los Angeles Coliseum, where the 1984 Olympics opening ceremony was held, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday touted a $77-million infusion of cash for Metro to pay for more electric buses.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
Noun
  • It is attached to a galleria with a striking black slate floor, a wet bar, columns and glass doors that open onto the patio.
    Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Bea walked into the bright light of the galleria and sat at the small café.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023
Noun
  • Today host Hoda Kotb began her last week on the show with a big Hokie surprise: Dozens of sorority sisters came from across the country to meet her on the plaza.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Four people had been fatally shot in ten weeks in the plaza at 8700 Blue Ridge Boulevard at the time of the killing.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The quadrangle between the Temples of Jupiter and Bacchus had been filled with wooden tables and stalls selling wine and sfiha, a Bekaa specialty.
    Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • But Stiller liked pausing on the precipice of the perverse love triangle—or quadrangle—of Mark torn by two halves of his consciousness toward two women.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Reservations are available for indoor and patio seating from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 30.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The patio was a nice wood deck with walls covered in field turf.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Lightly oil your knife or coat with nonstick spray and cut the caramel into 1 inch squares.
    Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Also on that square is Solalua, the most ambitious of the hotel’s six food and beverage venues, all of which are overseen by executive chef Pedro Pinto, a veteran of other top Algarve resorts like Pine Cliffs and Vila Vita Parc.
    Ann Abel, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Parvis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parvis. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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