piyano nobile

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Definition of piyano nobile in Turkish English dictionary

piano nobile

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

piyano No·bi·le