escalier

Example Sentences

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"L'esquif aborde et me dépose, Jetant son amarre au pilier, Devant une façade rose, Sur le marbre d'un escalier."

From The Picture of Dorian Gray by Wilde, Oscar

Bernin s'ing�ra de creuser un des fameux piliers de St. Pierre pour y pratiquer un petit escalier montant � la tribune; aussit�t le d�me prit coup et se fendit.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

At length one fell on the centre of the escalier, rolled down a few steps, and, bursting, tore up the whole stair, leaving only a deep gulf between us and the portal.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various

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

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