esplanade

Example Sentences

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The Free Land Camp is a five-day event featuring music, dance and food in tents erected on the grass esplanade of the capital.

From Reuters

At the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a walled esplanade above the Western Wall, hundreds of Palestinians performed prayers as part of observances during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

From Seattle Times

But the delicate balancing act has been strained by an increase in Jewish prayer on the esplanade in recent years.

From Washington Post

As part of an informal agreement between the two nations, Muslims pray atop the esplanade at al-Aqsa and the golden Dome of the Rock, while Jews pray at the Western Wall.

From Washington Post

He was driven into the huge esplanade, sitting in the back of an open-topped vehicle as it passed through the crowds, before descending and starting the service from his position beneath an ancient Egyptian obelisk.

From Reuters