Balcony vs. Mezzanine

Balconynoun

(architectural element) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.

Balconynoun

An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.

Balconynoun

A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony in a theater.

Balconynoun

A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships.

Balconynoun

an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

Balconynoun

a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

Balcony

A balcony (from Italian: balcone, ) is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor.

Mezzaninenoun

A secondary floor, in between the main floors of a building; entresol.

Mezzaninenoun

A small window used to light such a secondary floor.

Mezzaninenoun

The lowest balcony in an auditorium.

Mezzaninenoun

Additional flooring laid over a floor to bring it up to some height or level.

Mezzaninenoun

(theatre) A floor under the stage, from which contrivances such as traps are worked.

Mezzanineadjective

(engineering) Fulfilling an intermediate or secondary function.

Mezzaninenoun

Same as Entresol.

Mezzaninenoun

A flooring laid over a floor to bring it up to some height or level.

Mezzaninenoun

A floor under the stage, from which various contrivances, as traps, are worked.

Mezzaninenoun

The lowest balcony in a theater, or the forward part of the first balcony.

Mezzaninenoun

first or lowest balcony

Mezzaninenoun

intermediate floor just above the ground floor

Mezzanine

A mezzanine (; or in Italian, a mezzanino) is, strictly speaking, an intermediate floor in a building which is partly open to the double-height ceilinged floor below, or which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building. However, the term is often used loosely for the floor above the ground floor, especially where a very high original ground floor has been split horizontally into two floors.