exedra
Americannoun
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(in ancient Greece and Rome) a room or covered area open on one side, used as a meeting place.
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a permanent outdoor bench, semicircular in plan and having a high back.
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a building, room, portico, or apse containing a continuous bench, used in ancient Greece and Rome for holding discussions
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an outdoor bench in a recess
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Origin of exedra
1700–10; < Latin: hall furnished with seats < Greek exédra (covered) walk with seats, equivalent to ex- ex- 3 + ( h ) édra seat, bench
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The exedra — a Greek term for what became a popular garden feature in the 18th century — has a statue of Eros at its center in commemoration of the Seilheimers’ 40th wedding anniversary.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2020
A collaboration by Augustus Saint-Gaudens on an exedra designed by architect Stanford White, the statue, cast in 1880, stands above reliefs of two female figures representing Loyalty and Courage.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2018
It consists of an exedra and pedestal surmounted by a figure of Peace . . . backed by an illuminated cross.
From Time Magazine Archive
The semi-circular exedra discovered subsequently to a deed dated Sept.
From The Excavations of Roman Baths at Bath by Davis, Charles E.
Amaryllis sat in her ivory chair; opposite her in the exedra was Philadelphus.
From The City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem by Leyendecker, Frank X.
Four roofless exedrae, or terraced pits, provide outdoor spots for plays, lectures, flirting, and even small protest meetings.
From Time Magazine Archive
The vault, if there was one, over the semi-circular exedrae must have been hemispherical.
From The Excavations of Roman Baths at Bath by Davis, Charles E.
In summer apartments and in exedrae where there is no smoke nor soot to hurt them, they should be made in relief.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
Picture galleries, like exedrae, should be constructed of generous dimensions.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
Inwardly disturbed, yet meeting the lady's look with a smile, Coryna turned aside between the marble columns into one of the exedrae or rooms for conversation.
From The Mother of St. Nicholas A Story of Duty and Peril by Balfour, Grant
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