hemicycle

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A general view of the hemicycle at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, February 24, 2016.

From Reuters • Jun. 7, 2022

Back in the other world of central Dijon, the mayor’s office is housed in the Palace of the Dukes, approached through the magnificent hemicycle of the Place de la Libération, or Liberation Square.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2022

A general view of the hemicycle at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, November 24, 2021.

From Reuters • Dec. 14, 2021

In Brussels, Brown got the welcome of a global leader, delivering an address in the vast European Parliament hemicycle from the same rostrum as German Chancellor Angela Merkel when she is in town.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2017

The public galleries, the seats of the members, the hemicycle in front of the tribune, were crowded with National Guards.

From My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred