Ancient parlor

• Greek stone semicircular bench
• Curved bench
• Semicircular recess in Roman architecture
• Semicircular bench
• Curved high-back bench
• Semicircular high-back bench

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In architecture , an exedra is a semicircular recess or plinth , often crowned by a semi-dome , which is sometimes set into a building's façade or is free-standing. The original Greek sense ( ἐξέδρα , a seat out of doors) was applied to a room that opened ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context architecture English) A semicircular recess, with stone benches, used as a place for discussion. 2 (context by extension English) A curved bench with a high back.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Exedra \Ex"e*dra\ ([e^]ks"[-e]*dr[.a]), n.; pl. Exedr[ae] ([e^]ks"[-e]*dr[=e]). [L., fr. Gr 'exe`dra; 'ex out + "e`dra seat.] (Class. Antiq.) A room in a public building, furnished with seats. (Arch.) The projection of any part of a building in ...