arches

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Construction has started, with workers assembling domed arches over a staging area which will become the octagon.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Travel writer Christopher Reynolds, a.k.a. the person in the newsroom that everyone goes to for trip advice, tells me, “With its clock tower, big arches and high ceilings, Union Station feels like a secular church.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Upon entering the abode, guests are greeted with a large space with an open floor plan that is accentuated by the arches in the walls.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

The ceremony was held under the grand tiled arches of the station beneath City Hall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Only a few lamps were on in the streets, hanging from masonry arches above the alleyways.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke