escalier

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From the Nu descendant un escalier, considered "an explosion in a fireworks factory" to his celebrated ready-mades, Duchamp pursued the call to "de-artify" art.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai

Adolphe, sauve la Marquise, cet escalier n'est pas perdu.

From Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes by Tytler, Sarah

He enters the antechamber from the grand escalier.

From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various

This time I ascended the magnificent escalier of Michel Angelo, having the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius in front.

From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E

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