audience hall

Definitions

1. 1

   A room in which a ruler or religious official holds audience (i.e. a formal meeting with…

   A room in which a ruler or religious official holds audience (i.e. a formal meeting with a dignitary).

   • The audience hall was in another building , for the Chinese palaces, instead of being one great building as in Europe, consist of a number of pavilions divided by courts and connected by covered archways.
   • In the audience hall Nervi's typical reinterpretation of reinforced concrete leads to an astonishingly direct and symbolic implementation of the functional requirements.
2. 2

   An auditorium or large hall with a stage designed to seat an audience (i.e. a group of…

   An auditorium or large hall with a stage designed to seat an audience (i.e. a group of people watching a performance).

   • Seats shall be not less than 2 feet 6 inches from back to back, measured horizontally, and no seat on the audience hall floor shall have more than 7 seats between it and an aisle.
   • A minimum of 4 3/5 sq. ft. (must be at least 33 in. back to back of seats by at least 20 in. width of seat) of floor area as a seating space per occupant, exclusive of aisles and public passageways, shall be provided in the audience hall.
   • A minimum of 90 cubic feet of air space, per occupant, shall be provided in the audience hall.

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