marble steps
Polished stone stairs
Marble steps are stairs made of marble, the hard metamite stone prized for its smooth finish and elegant veining.
The phrase evokes grand architecture—courthouse entrances, museum foyers, palatial staircases: She climbed the marble steps to the cathedral.
Marble steps suggest formality, permanence, and classical aesthetics, appearing frequently in descriptions of important buildings and wealthy homes.
- grand staircaseImposing architectural stairway centerpiece
- staircaseIndoor flight of steps
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- balustradeRail supported by posts
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- MarylandAnnapolis, Baltimore, Chesapeake Bay, blue crab, crab cake
- MarbleCarrara
- campus architecturequad, quadrangle, dormitory, dorm, lecture hall
- Greek templesParthenon, Temple of Apollo, Temple of Zeus, Temple of Artemis, Greek temples
- rowhousesrowhouse, row house, townhouse, townhome, terrace house
marble stepswooden steps
Lumber treads for climbing
wooden stairs · concrete steps · rope ladder · brick steps · stone steps
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