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.
APSES
Noun
apses
plural of apse
Anagrams
• apess, passe, passĂ©, spaes
Source: Wiktionary
APSE
Apse, n.; pl. Apses. [See Apsis.]
1. (Arch.) (a) A projecting part of a building, esp. of a church, having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular termination, and, most often, projecting from the east end. In early churches the Eastern apse was occupied by seats for the bishop and clergy. Hence: (b) The bishop's seat or throne, in ancient churches.
2. A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept.
Note: This word is also written apsis and absis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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