The gallery of a theatre or church is a form of balcony, an elevated platform generally supported by columns or brackets, which projects from an interior wall, in order to accommodate additional audience.
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It may specifically refer to the highest such platform, and carries the cheapest seats in theatres.[1]
References
edit- ^ The Oxford English Dictionary (second ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0 19 861218 4.