balcony
platform projecting from the wall of a building
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Summary
balcony is a building part[1]. balcony draws 1,614 Wikipedia views per month (building part category, ranking #3 of 10).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: building component[3]
- Named after: beam[4]
- Subclass of: fixed construction[5], outdoor seating area[6], architectural ornament[7]
- Part of: building[8]
- Commons category: Balconies[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Balconies[10]
- Commons gallery: Balcony[11]
- Described by source: Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[14], Encyclopedia of Architecture and Building (2nd edition)[15], Kenchiku-gaku Yōgo Jiten (Dai 2-han)[16]
- Different from: veranda[17]
- Does not have part: roof[18]
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from balconies[19]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for balcony include The Balcony[20], a literary work[21], founded in 1956[22], written by Jean Genet[23].
Why It Matters
balcony has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] balcony is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for balcony include The Balcony[20], a literary work[21], founded in 1956[22], written by Jean Genet[23].