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BALCONY (Ital. balcone from balco, scaffold; cf. O. H. Ger. balcho, beam, Mod. Ger. Balken, Eng. balk)

This article appears in Volume V03, Page 242 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: BAI-BAR
BALCONY (Ital. balcone from balco, scaffold; cf. O. H. Ger. balcho, beam, Mod. Ger. Balken, Eng. balk) , a
kind
  of platform projecting from the
wall
  of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a
balustrade
 . Sometimes balconies are adapted for ceremonial purposes, e.g. that of St
Peter
 's at Rome, whence the newly elected
pope
  gives his blessing urbi et orbi. Inside churches balconies are sometimes provided for the singers, and in banqueting halls and the like for the musicians. In theatres the " balcony " was formerly a stage-box, but the name is now usually confined to the
part
  of the auditorium above the dress circle and below the gallery.


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