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atrium

[ey-tree-uhm] / ˈeɪ tri əm /
NOUN
central building area
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A giant atrium was planned inside the structure where hologram images of spaceships and floating boulders whiz by visitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The piece dominates a soaring atrium, capped with a curved, crystalline glass roof.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Leonardo UK argued that Ms Kelly had a choice of either using the toilets nearest to her desk, walking through an atrium to toilets with more privacy, or using an accessible toilet.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

At the centre of the main atrium stands an 83-tonne statue of Ramses II, the pharaoh who ruled Egypt for 66 years and presided over its golden age.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

Hans and Sophie carried the suitcase into the atrium of the university’s main hall.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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