palais
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His fall/winter 2017 runway show unfolded around a life-size rocket that just nudged the atrium of the grand palais, as if it was ready to break the ceiling.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2017
The palais is a manic fusion of biblical characters, animal gatherings, Egyptian tombs, stucco arches, grottos, fairies, fountains, popular sayings and classical columns.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2016
"There was the Comtesse de Breteuil who was very chic. And there was John Paul Getty Junior and his wife Talitha who had a wonderful palais in the medina. "They all became close friends.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2016
Once a popular resort suburb with a palais and funfair, Semaphore has a faded charm that is now apparently attracting a hip crowd.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 3, 2010
Not far away is the palais de justice, built in 1709 as a hospital, but used as a court house since 1858.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
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