Auditorium

An auditorium is the area within a theatre, concert hall or other performance space where the audience is located in order to hear and watch the performance.

Related Topics:
Theatre - Concert hall

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The term is taken from the Greek auditorium which was a series of semi-circular seating shelves in the amphitheatre, divided by broad 'belts', called diazomata, with eleven rows of seats between each.

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