Auditorium

An auditorium is a mostly closed space, the spectators to sit and / or standing offers, to see something ( for example, in an opera house, theater or cinema).

Entry

To enter an auditorium normally requires authorization, called a ticket. This serves both to demonstrate that the admission price was paid. But it is for safety reasons, even in free events often required (" score card " ) because Auditoriums are getting approved for a certain number of people.

Structural design

Depending on the size it has one or more inputs and outputs. He is clearly separated in most cases by a stage, a ring or a speaker's platform, whether it be by a ramp or whatsoever barrier. During stage and the like have different types, even colored light sources, the audience often has an easy-to -dimming lighting.

The auditorium of a theater there, depending on size, from one floor and one or more ranks. Above all, the historic 19th century theater are mostly designed in the Italian manner, ie with a horseshoe-shaped auditorium where the ranks mostly one or two rows are above the stalls on the curved wall. Depending on the particular location, the ranks are simply numbered or as balcony (especially the first part) or gallery (above the highest rank ) means. Small town theater often have only one rank, larger opera houses but up to five ( eg the National Theatre Munich).

The parquet has in many cases a rear rising ground or different height levels that are connected by short flights of stairs. This enables the further back seated or standing spectators to get a better view of the stage.

A Zuschauerloge is a demarcated area with a certain number of seats, which could be earlier booked only as a whole. In many cases, each box has its own front door, so that they can be accessed directly from the lobby. Such lodges were formerly reserved influential personalities. Today you can also buy in most venues box seats individually in the normal ticket sales.

In some cases, the auditorium is designed in the form of an Arena ( football stadium, circus tent, Arena di Verona, the Colosseum ). In this case the spectator area surrounding the scene of action in a round or oval shape in half, or even completely. The rows of seats are arranged on a scaffold or a natural boiler very steep succession.

Equipment

In venues that are used for various purposes, the facilities of the auditorium is variable. Depending on the event, it can serve as a pure general admission area will be provided with rows of chairs (often with flip-up seats ) or is made with tables and chairs.

Typical features for different event types:

• Opera, theater, classical concerts: Rows of chairs and some standing room in the rear area.
• Cinema: Theatre, no standing room, " boxes " are often normal chair series, in which two seats are separated by small partitions.
• Cabaret, readings: tables with chairs or chair rows, usually no standing
• Pop, rock concerts: standing room only, rare seats (mostly then in halls or arenas )

Safety Technology

To use a venue or its auditorium, a building inspection approval is necessary to accommodate the special aspects of fire protection and safety during stay a variety of people in a room bill. It will specify how many spectators can be maximally inserted. This number depends on the size of the space and the type and number of escape routes.

In the audience a fixed number of security personnel (police, fire, Red Cross, private security guards) must be present. Escape routes must be marked so that they can also be found in a darkened auditorium.

• Architecture of theater buildings
• Space ( building)