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atrium

[ey-tree-uhm] / ˈeɪ tri əm /
NOUN
central building area
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The main atrium, or as I call it the “Hall of Mirrors,” is kind of compressed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

On Holy Saturday, the Easter Vigil will be held in the atrium of St Peter's Basilica.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Looking down into the atrium outside his office, you see a large carpet woven to look like an aerial photograph of bomb-ravaged Berlin at the end of World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

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 • Nov. 10, 2025

The hallway quickly opened up to the atrium and I stopped, not sure which way he’d gone.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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