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atrium

[ey-tree-uhm] / ˈeɪ tri əm /
NOUN
central building area
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The seven-bedroom main residence is Mediterranean in style, with a dramatic entry atrium, high coffered ceilings, expansive living and entertaining areas, covered loggias and a club-style game room and billiards lounge with a full bar.

From The Wall Street Journal

Inside, a dizzying atrium ties together a fluid series of galleries, all sized for contemporary art’s expanding scale.

From Los Angeles Times

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

The opening of an inquest into his death was told Mr Silcox fell into an atrium stairwell "following the collapse of a wooden bannister" in the early hours of 25 October.

From BBC

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