grotto

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Simon visited Derby on 5 December 2024 to meet children in a grotto at the Derbion centre.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

They lived in the tiger grotto and were fed at the Art Deco-style Lion House, built for the original Fleishhacker Zoo by the Works Progress Administration.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

Twenty years before Tatiana arrived, the tiger grotto was briefly repurposed to house two giant pandas, Yun-Yun and Ying-Xin, who passed through during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics before visiting again in 1985.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

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 many potted specimens created a jungled grotto on the far side of the dining room, and the diners within, if any, were well concealed by the delicately swaying fronds.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood