ice palace

Winter carnival centerpiece

An ice palace is a structure built from blocks of ice, typically as a winter attraction or for festivals.

The term also describes any elaborately decorated venue with ice-like qualities—gleaming, cold, crystalline.

Figuratively, an ice palace suggests a place of cold beauty or emotional distance: Her minimalist apartment felt like an ice palace.

fantasy

enchantment

Magical influence over someone

fairy tale · sorcery · wizardry · spell · magic · mythical · legend · realm · kingdom · enchanted

architecture

castle

Fortified medieval residence

  • turretsSmall projecting towers
  • towersTall vertical structures
  • domeRounded vault forming roof

gatehouse · drawbridge · courtyard · hall · chambers · corridors · battlements · ramparts · parapets · keep

frozen

iceberg

Floating glacial fragment

permafrost · subzero · frostbite · blizzard · snowbound · frigid · hoarfrost · rime · freezing · chill

luminous

shimmering

Gleaming with wavering light

translucent · prismatic · refraction · iridescent · glinting · crystalline · radiant · lustrous · brilliant · glassy

grandeur

splendor

Impressive, striking beauty

  • majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
  • regalOf or befitting royalty
  • opulentOstentatiously wealthy

resplendent · stately · imposing · monumental · magnificent · glittering · dazzling · sumptuous · royal · sovereign

Categories
Opposites
material/construction

ice palacemud hut

Simple earth-walled dwelling

fire temple · brick house · forge · furnace

temperature/climate association

ice palacetropical

Of hot, humid regions

sun · heat · tropical paradise · desert oasis · beach house

elemental composition

ice palacefire temple

Zoroastrian house of worship

volcano · inferno · fire · furnace · lava dome

Family

ice, palace, icicle, glacial, glacier, iciness, palatial, palatine

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G