Atrium (architecture)

Modern atria, as developed in the late 19th and 20th centuries, are often several stories high, with a glazed roof or large windows, and often located immediately beyond a building's main entrance doors (in the lobby).

Designers enjoy the opportunity to create new types of spaces in buildings, and developers see atria as prestigious amenities that can increase commercial value and appeal.

[5] In a domus, a large house in ancient Roman architecture, the atrium was the open central court with enclosed rooms on all sides.

When it opened in 2019, the Leeza SOHO in Beijing, had the world's tallest atrium at 194 metres (636 ft), replacing the previous record-holder, the Burj Al Arab in Dubai.

[7] The Luxor Hotel, in Las Vegas, Nevada, has the largest atrium in the world (by volume) at 29 million cubic feet (820,000 m3).

The Tucson High School Galleria and reflexive library (pictured) feature a modern atrium tetrastylum with four support columns and open roof
A late 19th-century artist's reimagining of an atrium in a Pompeian domus
Illustration of the atrium in the building of the baths in the Roman villa of "Els Munts", close to Tarraco