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belvederes

n. (plural of belvedere English)

Usage examples of "belvederes".

When I read the Washington correspondence I am proud of my country, to see how many Apollo Belvederes, Adonises, how much marble brow and piercing eye and hyacinthine locks, we have in the two houses of Congress.

There were watchtowers and balconies, columned belvederes and pediments.

They passed gardens, open areas, belvederes, glittering fountains, and elaborate staircases leading up or down.

As a concesĀ­ sion to urban life they had large glass-paned windows opening onto courtyards, and belvederes with many ornamental pinnacles on the roofs from which a watch could be maintained on all sides.

His keen gray eyes scrutinized the murky shadows and concealed places among the columns, walls, and assortment of elegant belvederes spread across the lower parts of the palace grounds.

Most of what he saw of the manse was pure indulgence, totally non-functional: a wandering maze of gables, domes and belvederes.