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entrance hall

 
Architecture: entrance hall

A large vestibule or hall at the main entryway to a Georgian style home; usually high-ceilinged and well-lighted; commonly subdivided by an elliptical arch into two rooms: a reception hall, and a stair hall that contains an elaborate open-string staircase.


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