public entrance
Where visitors enter
A public entrance is a doorway or entry point accessible to the general public, as opposed to private, staff-only, or restricted access points.
Buildings often separate public entrances from service entrances or employee entrances: The public entrance faces the main street, while deliveries come through the back.
Signs may direct visitors to the public entrance when other doors are locked or off-limits.
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
- foyerBuilding's entrance room
- doorwayPassage into a room
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- thresholdPoint of beginning
open door · red carpet · velvet rope · reception · vestibule · front door · revolving door · main gate · archway · portal · admission · access · welcome · visitors · visitor center · turnstile · ticket booth · ticket window
- courthousescourtroom, courthouse, federal courthouse, county courthouse, historic courthouse
- fire stationsfirehouse, fire engines, fire hall, fire trucks, engine house
public entranceprivate entrance
Dedicated entry for one
employee entrance · service entrance · back entrance · VIP entrance · tradesman's entrance
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