Balcony (from Italianbalco, scaffold; cf. High Germanbalcho, beam, 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 cathedral 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.
The illustration shows a balcony comprising a balustrade supported at either end by plinths. The balcony is supported on console brackets.
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.
A Juliette balcony is a balustrade, usually of open metalwork, guarding an exterior door (normally serving an upper floor of a building) that may from afar look like a usable balcony but provides a negligible area beyond the main building envelope.
Balcony's side rail provides increased support and smooth operation and form a barrier around the edge of the shades, greatly enhancing insulation values.
Most Balcony shades are used for skylight applications where the angle of the wall if between 15 degrees and 75 degrees.
Balcony shades may also be used on ceilings (0 to 15 degrees) and on regular vertical windows (75 to 90 degrees).
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