balustrade

Lord Janvrin thought she would have approved of the proposed new bridge across the pond, with a reinforced glass balustrade, echoing the tiara worn on her wedding day in 1947.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025

A plush, red velvet fauteuil tucked into the lower right corner of the picture is like an upscale launching pad, which has propelled the man to the balustrade along a tall French window.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025

The cabanas are now gone, and regulars may notice that, inside, the few steps leading to the dining room and the balustrade around it are, too.

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2021

In one of the least weed-infested areas, a large formal pond — the Lower Pool — is framed by a high stone wall, with arched grottoes and capped with a balustrade.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2021

“Like a falling star,” she had said, choking on sobs, when she and Ruby had finally unclenched their hands from the balustrade and the plum boughs that had saved them from sharing her fate.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

The interior is what I’d call “Victorian futurist”: glazed brick and tracery wrought-iron staircases and balustrades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2022

The structure incorporates features such as carved timber columns and elaborate metalwork on the balustrades and gates.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2021

Printed on black mesh, the powerful images have been hung from the building’s balustrades and tucked into the loggias that flank the museum entrance.

From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2020

A comparable warmth and crispness distinguish Milagros Ponce de León’s set, featuring elegant stair balustrades evoking an ocean liner — Henrietta sails on one — with the observatory office nestled beneath.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2020

The balustrades are dark wood, and the twisted inlays remind me of crooked fingers, beckoning.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin