grotto
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JR, dubbed the "French Banksy" after the British street artist, has wrapped the Pont Neuf in fabric painted white, grey and black to create the impression of a rocky grotto.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
The grotto was created from tons of lava rock by rock sculptor and artist Ryozo Fuso Kado.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025
The grotto grounds are used today by the church for outdoor events.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025
Children would build grottos from the shells and pester passers-by for pennies for their efforts, with cries of "Pray remember the grotto!"
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2025
The burning snakes twisted horribly and some crawled burning across the floor of the grotto to illuminate its darker recesses.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
As I approached the site on my tour bus—the only sanctioned way to visit—hundreds of locked red doors protecting the grottoes came into view, speckled across a sun-bleached cliff face more than a mile long.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Rainwater leaks and rising humidity have damaged ancient cave paintings, including those in the famous Mogao grottoes, it said, and some caves have even collapsed.
From Reuters ● Jul. 17, 2023
The Afro Mermaid Summit — it's so incredibly important for Black and brown mermaids to be able to come together and have a safe space to swim in these beautiful grottoes.
From Salon ● May 28, 2023
Benedict’s tomb lies in the grottoes under the basilica’s main floor.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2023
The shrines are actually a series of grottoes built out of sponge rock and crystals so that the exterior walls sparkle in the light.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
The area is located near caves and grottos, an environment similar to where Brazil's first known spider-parasitic mite species, Charletonia rocciai, was discovered.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 28, 2026
Elves, hired to usher children through grottos, typically earn less, but have seen a slight bump in average pay compared to last year.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
Children would build grottos from the shells and pester passers-by for pennies for their efforts, with cries of "Pray remember the grotto!"
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2025
Many popes are buried in tombs in the grottos underneath St. Peter’s Basilica or in side chapels of the basilica itself, including all of Francis’ recent predecessors.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
She spots flashes of The Taker in the dim grottos and murky hollows where the bears and the cougars might be.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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Built To Last: Architectural Parlance
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"Rules of the Game" (from The Joy Luck Club) by Amy Tan
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