| The three-story building is in the form of a quadrangle: the powerful square expanses are united with one another at their corners by wide three-storied galleries in which antechambers and living quarters were located. |
| In the evenings, Mr Aziz's palatial official residence is like a royal court, where the great and good wait in antechambers to present their donations. |
| Looking at it was like looking down into a ruined palace, a system of courtyards, chambers, and antechambers that instead of being built into the air had been carved into the earth. |
| The duke's levees and couchees were so crowded that the antechambers were full. |
| Some chambers have become what are often mere antechambers, most of the elected representatives being reduced to ensuring voter loyalty. |
| Art also abounds in the metro: the Louvre-Rivoli platforms are like the antechambers of the world-famous museum, and artists and designers have turned other stations into wondrous spaces over the years. |
