escalier

Example Sentences

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Ascending one marble flight of the grand escalier, one entered a lofty apartment whose noble proportions and richness of effect were most impressive.

From The Brownings Their Life and Art by Whiting, Lilian

Entering by the tower portal one comes at once to that magnificent grand escalier which is accounted one of the wonders of the French Renaissance.

From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by McManus, Blanche

A corridor and escalier dérobé at the back of these two apartments admit the attendance of servants, without their passing through the vestibule.

From The Idler in France by Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of

Leaning back with half-closed eyes, he kept saying over and over to himself: "Devant une facade rose,     Sur le marbre d'un escalier."

From The Picture of Dorian Gray by Wilde, Oscar

The Senator's son and daughter had just emerged across the courtyard, from the vestibule where ended the escalier d'honneur.

From The End of Her Honeymoon by Lowndes, Marie Belloc