All 7 Uses of
edifice
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Langdon felt a familiar tinge of wonder as his eyes made a futile attempt to absorb the entire mass of the edifice.
Chpt 3edifice = building
- Sadly, Aringarosa now saw, the Vatican had ruined the building by constructing two huge aluminum telescope domes atop the roof, leaving this once dignified edifice looking like a proud warrior wearing a couple of party hats.
Chpt 33-34
- Resembling an enormous metal brick, the edifice sat back from the road with a fifteen-foot-tall, neon, equilateral cross glowing over its facade.
Chpt 41-42
- Three stories tall and at least sixty meters long, the edifice had gray stone facing illuminated by outside spotlights.
Chpt 53-54
- A dramatic, circular edifice with a daunting facade, a central turret, and a protruding nave off one side, the church looked more like a military stronghold than a place of worship.
Chpt 83-84
- Gazing up at the stark edifice framed against a cloud-swept sky, Langdon felt like Alice falling headlong into the rabbit hole.
Chpt 103-104
- The chapel would be closing soon, and as Langdon pulled open the door, a warm puff of air escaped, as if the ancient edifice were heaving a weary sigh at the end of a long day.
Chpt 103-104 *
Definition:
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(edifice) a building or structure -- especially a large one
or:
a conceptual or organizational framework