marble staircase

collocation in English

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marble
noun
uk
/ˈmɑː.bəl/us
/ˈmɑːr.bəl/
a type of very hard rock that has a pattern of lines going through it, feels cold, and can be polished to become smooth ...
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staircase
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsteə.keɪs/us
/ˈster.keɪs/
a set of stairs inside a building, usually with a bar fixed on the wall or onto vertical poles at the side for you to hold ...
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(Definition ofmarbleandstaircasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I walked up themarblestaircaseand the front doors were thrown open by flunkeys.
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The floors are connected by a whitemarblestaircaseand famous paternoster lifts.
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A widemarblestaircasegives access to the first floor, which is a large and richly decorated hall.
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In the main entrance there was amarblestaircase, adorned with marble pillars, leading to the grand circle.
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Past the doors, in the building's main lobby, is the large,marblestaircaseto the second floor.
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The interior features a whitemarblestaircasewith brass handrails.
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A feature was a grandmarblestaircaseleading to the first floor.
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From the first floor, amarblestaircaseleads upstairs.
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This well-equipped, elegant theatre also boasts of a historicmarblestaircaseand a dazzling double-level foyer.
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A centralmarblestaircasewith a richly ornamented cast-iron balustrade ascends from the first-floor lobby to the upper floors.
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The building was first renovated in 1988, when a new glass lobby withmarblestaircasewas added.
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The interior has amarblestaircase, crystal chandeliers, and metalwork of iron, brass, bronze, and pewter.
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Themarblestaircasewith an intricate wrought metal balustrade leads to the second floor which was private.
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The entrance hall features a carvedmarblestaircase.
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For the audience there were comfortable family boxes, an elegantmarblestaircaseand a large inviting foyer.
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The interior includes two marble columns that support an arch above a groundmarblestaircase.
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Themarblestaircaseis also from the original hotel.
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A dominating aspect of its architecture is the massivemarblestaircasethat rises from the foyer to a second-floor open balcony.
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The hall ended in a curvingmarblestaircase, where twin elevators whisked members to the upper floors.
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