noun. A usually curved outdoor bench with a high back.

noun. An often semicircular portico with seats that was used in ancient Greece and Rome as a place for discussions.

noun. In ancient architecture, a raised platform with steps, in the open air, often by a roadside or in some other public place, provided with seats for the purpose of repose and conversation.

noun. A room in a public building, furnished with seats.

noun. undefined

noun. The projection of any part of a building in a rounded form.

noun. Any out-of-door seat in stone, large enough for several persons; esp., one of curved form.

noun. A semicircular recess, with stone benches, used as a place for discussion.

noun. A curved bench with a high back.

"The "exedra" in the western bordering wall of the street."