grotto

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Simon visited Derby on 5 December 2024 to meet children in a grotto at the Derbion centre.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

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.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

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

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

From what she can tell, it’s a low grotto, maybe four yards long and half as wide, shaped like a loaf of bread.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr