According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
APOPHYGES
Noun
apophyges
plural of apophyge
Source: Wiktionary
APOPHYGE
A*poph"y*ge, n. Etym: [Gr. apophyge.] (Arch.)
Definition: The small hollow curvature given to the top or bottom of the shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of the fillet; -- called also the scape. Parker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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