Tribune (architecture)

For other uses, see Tribune (disambiguation).
Example of a 20th-century tribune: The Zeppelinhaupttribüne (1934) at the Nazi Party Rally grounds, Nuremberg, Germany.
Interior of the Hagia Sophia. In this example the tribune is the first floor gallery beneath the clerestory

Tribune is an ambiguous — and often misused — architectural term which can have several meanings. Today it most often refers to a dais or stage-like platform, or — in a vaguer sense — any place from which a speech can be prominently made.

Etymology

The English word "tribune" ("raised platform") was derived as early as 1762 from French (tribune) and Italian (tribuna) words. These in turn stemmed from Medieval Latin tribuna and from Classical Latin tribunal, the elevated placing of a tribune's (or other Roman magistrate's) seat for official functions in the manner of a throne.

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