colonnade
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At the White House, a historic rose garden conceived by Jacqueline Kennedy was paved over, and its adjoining colonnade refurbished with black granite and gilded presidential portraits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
According to a recent interview with the New York Times, he intends to build a second story atop the West Wing colonnade.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
The addition of a new level above the West Wing colonnade would restore "symmetry" to the presidential residence, Shalom Baranes told the first Washington planning committee meeting on the project.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
He unveiled a "Presidential Walk of Fame" along the West Wing colonnade in September, displaying gold-framed portraits of himself and the 44 other presidents along the white exterior wall.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
The girls went out with torches in their hands, and presently a squire led the guests— Telemakhos and Nestor’s radiant son— under the entrance colonnade, to bed.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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Ancient Greece - Middle School and High School
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