esplanade

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Whenever I return to Batumi, which I’ve done five times, I always do three things: I stroll along the palm-fringed seaside esplanade, admiring the gardens first landscaped in 1881.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Amanda Kay, who was staying in the hotel on the main esplanade in Cairns, described seeing a helicopter flying "extra low", without lights in rainy weather.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2024

People crossing the bridge can catch cycling and triathlon events, or look down to watch swimming events in the Seine River, before walking over toward a grassy esplanade which leads to Les Invalides.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

The esplanade will be refurbished; visitors will no longer have to line up for tickets outside; and the permanent collections will be rearranged and rehung.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2023

A few days after the meeting on the esplanade, I took my courage into my hands and went to see Father at his office.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel