the.com/antechamber
the waiting room with delusions of grandeur, where power makes you sit and stew.
latin rootsAnte means before, camera means room.
power playLong waits here were deliberate displays of dominance.
versailles stapleCourtiers loitered for hours hoping to glimpse the king.
heart anatomyThe atria are literally the heart's antechambers.
tomb designEgyptian pyramids used them to guard the burial chamber.