(~s)
Note: in AM, use 'splendor'
1.
The ~ of something is its beautiful and impressive appearance.
The foreign ministers are meeting in the ~ of Oktyabrskaya Hotel in central Moscow.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
The ~s of a place or way of life are its beautiful and impressive features.
Montagu was extremely impressed by the ~s of the French court.
N-PLURAL: oft N of n