grotto

They lived in the tiger grotto and were fed at the Art Deco-style Lion House, built for the original Fleishhacker Zoo by the Works Progress Administration.

At the side of the playground, there was a square of lawn, with a grotto – a small shrine centred on a statue of Mary.

At the side of a children's playground, there was a square of lawn with a grotto – a small shrine centred on a statue of Mary.

When I go, I wear a disposable hair net and pretend I’m a grotto nymph, crawling around the corners of my subconscious transporting me back in time.

The church and its grotto survived the fire, though the flames charred homes within two blocks of the structure.