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Balcony (from Italian ''balcone'', scaffold; cf. High German ''balcho'', beam, balk; probably cognate with Persian term ''بالكانه'' ''bālkāneh'' or its older variant ''پالكانه'' ''pālkāneh'' Dehkhoda Persian Dictionary ), a kind of platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by Column s or Console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade. The traditional Maltese balcony, is a wooden closed balcony projecting from a wall. Alternatively, Juliette balconies do not protrude out of the building. They are usually part of an upper floor, with a balustrade only at the front, and walls on the sides. Sometimes balconies are adapted for ceremonial purposes, e.g. that of St. Peter's Basilica at Rome , when the newly elected Pope gives his blessing ''urbi et orbi'' after the Conclave . 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. |
Image:Malta 02 VallettajpgNumerous Traditional Maltese Balconies In
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Image:Balcony In RomejpgColourful Balcony In
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Image:Lisbon (Lisboa) Luca Galuzzi 2006jpgBalconies (varandas) With
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