A floorplan with a modern vestibule shown in red.

A vestibule (IPA pronunciation: [ˈvɛstɪbjuːl]) is a lobby, entrance hall, or passage between the entrance and the interior of a building. Image File history File links Arch-render-vestibule. ... Image File history File links Arch-render-vestibule. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... A lobby is a room in a building which is used for entry from the outside, Sometimes referred to as a foyer or an entrance hall. ... A hallway at the Royal York Hotel Look up Hall, hall in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Building (disambiguation). ...

The same term can apply to structures in modern or ancient roman architecture. In modern architecture vestibule typically refers to a small room or hall between an entrance and the interior of the building or house. In Roman architecture, vestibule (Latin: vestibulum) referred to a partially enclosed area between the interior of the house and the street.^[1] Le Corbusiers Villa Savoye, a well known example of modern architecture Modern architecture,not to be confused with contemporary architecture, is a term given to a number of building styles with similar characteristics, primarily the simplification of form and the elimination of ornament, that first arose around 1900. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...

Modern usage

North portico of the White House. The vestibule is just inside the exterior doors.	Vestibule of the White House residence shown in red.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (far left) waves from the vestibule of a rail car.

In contemporary usage, a vestibule constitutes an area surrounding the exterior door. It acts as an ante-chamber between the exterior and the interior structure. Often it connects the doorway to a lobby or hallway. It is the space one occupies once inside the door, but not yet into the main interior of the building. Image File history File links White-house-1941-north. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (988x987, 196 KB) Floorplan of whitehouse residence from the Truman Presidential Library. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Fdr_train. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Fdr_train. ... FDR redirects here. ... Look up antechamber in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A lobby can be: An entryway or waiting area, such as a foyer, from the Latin word lobium, or vestibule. ... Hall is a term often used to refer to several different types of room in a house or a building. ...

Although vestibules are common in private residences as a modified mud room, they are especially prevalent in buildings designed to elicit a sense of grandeur, such as government buildings. The residence of the White House in the United States is just such an example. It contains a vestibule between the entrance at the North portico and the main interior hall. Many government buildings mimic the classical architecture from which the vestibule originates. An entryway is a hall in a house that is located at the front entrance of the house. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... {{Otheruses4|north the direction}} [[Image:CompassRose16_N.png|thumb|250px|right|[[Compass rose]] with north highlighted and at top]] {{wiktionary}} <nowiki>North is o<nowiki>ne of the [[4 (numbe</nowiki> Block quote r)|four]] cardinal directions, specifically the direction that, in Western culture, is treated as the primary direction: north... Categories: Architectural elements | Stub ... From the point of view of modern times, the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean sometimes seem to blend smoothly into one melange we call the Classical. ...

Railroad use

The vestibule on a railroad passenger car is an enclosed area at the end of the carbody, usually separated from the main part of the interior by a door, which is power-operated on most modern equipment. Entrance to and exit from the car is through the side doors, which lead into the vestibule. When passenger cars are coupled, their vestibules are joined by mating faceplate and diaphragm assemblies to create a weather-tight seal for the safety and comfort of passengers who are stepping from car to car. This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Restored passenger cars on display at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, WI. A passenger car is a piece of railroad rolling stock that is designed to carry passengers. ...

Ancient usage

Vestibules were common in ancient Greek temples. Due to the construction techniques available at the time, it was not possible to build large spans. Consequently many entrance ways had two rows of columns that supported the roof and created a distinct space around the entrance.^[2]

In ancient Roman architecture, the origin of the term, a vestibule was a space between the interior of a building and the street. The structure was a mixture between a modern hall and porch. Upon entering a Roman house or domus, one would have to pass through the vestibule before entering the atrium.^[3] A hallway at the Royal York Hotel Look up Hall, hall in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A covered porch. ... A domus was the form of house that wealthy families owned in ancient Rome and almost all the major cities of the Empire. ... Looking up inside the 32-story atrium of the Shanghai Grand Hyatt, part of the Jin Mao Building. ...

See also

• Propylaeum
• Vestibule at Wiktionary

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