hemicycle

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A general view of the hemicycle at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, February 24, 2016.

From Reuters • Jun. 7, 2022

A general view of the hemicycle at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, November 24, 2021.

From Reuters • Dec. 14, 2021

The chapel — part of the hemicycle entrance to the cemetery, where two other chapels are up for auction — was in good shape after a recent restoration paid for by the city.

From New York Times • May 21, 2018

In Brussels, Brown got the welcome of a global leader, delivering an address in the vast European Parliament hemicycle from the same rostrum as German Chancellor Angela Merkel when she is in town.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2017

They were as glad and gay as ever, and in our common polyglot they possessed us of the fact that they had just completed the eastern hemicycle of their Peninsular tour.

From Familiar Spanish Travels by Howells, William Dean