piano nobile

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Definition of piano nobile in English Turkish dictionary

piyano nobile

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Definition of piano nobile in English English dictionary

The floor of a building where the principle bedrooms and main reception rooms are found. Very often on the first or second floor in older buildings

(Italian: "noble floor") In a Renaissance building, the first floor above ground level. In the typical palace erected by an Italian prince, the large, high-ceilinged reception rooms were in this upper, main story. Often a grand exterior staircase or pair of staircases led from ground level up to the piano nobile

Hyphenation

pia·no No·bi·le

Turkish pronunciation

piänō näbıl

Pronunciation

/pēˈanō ˈnäbəl/ /piːˈænoʊ ˈnɑːbəl/

Etymology

() * From Italian piano (“floor”) + nobile (“noble”)