grottoes

I ketched 'em in grottoes, I ketched 'em in caves,

Noah an' Jonah an' Cap'n John Smith 1921

The curious discovering them in such places (since the level of the ground has gradually been raised while they have remained below, and since in Rome these vaulted rooms are commonly called grottoes), it has followed that the word grotesque is applied to the patterns I have mentioned.

The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571 1910

The curious discovering them in such places (since the level of the ground has gradually been raised while they have remained below, and since in Rome these vaulted rooms are commonly called grottoes), it has followed that the word grotesque is applied to the patterns I have mentioned.

XXXI 1909

The curious discovering them in such places (since the level of the ground has gradually been raised while they have remained below, and since in Rome these vaulted rooms are commonly called grottoes), it has followed that the word grotesque is applied to the patterns I have mentioned.

Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Benvenuto Cellini 1535

They emerged from these underground rooms -- "grottoes," as they called them -- to decorate Rome in a new, "grotesque" style.

Underground Rome 1997

The best facials and Swedish massage in Cape Town, the Spa is built into the cliff-side and has pools set in rocky grottoes.

Secret Season 2011

The best facials and Swedish massage in Cape Town, the Spa is built into the cliff-side and has pools set in rocky grottoes.

Where South Africa Goes to Play 2011

Giuseppe Cacace/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images RAY OF LIGHT: A view of the 'Grave' part of the grottoes of Castellana, one of the most important natural underground caves in Europe, in Apulia, Italy.

Photos of the Day: Aug. 5 2011

With their grottoes, fountains and elaborate topiaries, 18th-century gardens such as those at Versailles and Sanssouci in Potsdam were as much architectural as horticultural achievements.

Photo-Op: Hanging Garden 2011

The best facials and Swedish massage in Cape Town, the Spa is built into the cliff-side and has pools set in rocky grottoes.

Where South Africa Goes to Play 2011