grotto

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At the side of the playground, there was a square of lawn, with a grotto – a small shrine centred on a statue of Mary.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

The grotto was created from tons of lava rock by rock sculptor and artist Ryozo Fuso Kado.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025

Children would build grottos from the shells and pester passers-by for pennies for their efforts, with cries of "Pray remember the grotto!"

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2025

The Syrian Jesuit priest leads us down the stairs into the narrow room now used for daily mass, recently transformed into a Christmas grotto with a sparkling Nativity Scene.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

Did Werner let himself back into the grotto to retrieve it?

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr