vestibules

Small entrance halls

Vestibules are entrance halls or passages between an outer door and the interior of a building—transitional spaces you pass through before reaching the main area.

The term extends to similar enclosed spaces: the vestibule of a train car connects carriages, and in anatomy, vestibules are chamber-like cavities at the entrance to canals or passages, as in the inner ear.

We stamped the snow off our boots in the vestibule.

architectural

entryway

Passage serving as entrance

foyerBuilding's entrance room
anteroomChamber preceding main space
lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking

entrance · hallway · doorway · threshold · portico · narthex · airlock · mudroom · porch · atrium

ecclesiastical

narthex

Church entrance hall

naveChurch's main interior
sanctuaryProtected sacred space
baptistryRoom for ritual washing

portico · congregation · parish · cathedral · chapel · basilica · transept · apse · sacristy · chancel

anatomical

ear canal

Passage to eardrum

cochleaSpiral hearing organ
labyrinthIntricate passage network
inner earBalance and hearing center

balance · equilibrium · otolith · membrane · cavity · chamber · auditory · eustachian · tympanic · oval window

oral

mouth

Oral opening

gumsOral tissue surrounding teeth
lipsMouth's outer edges
cheeksFacial side surfaces

teeth · dental · mucosa · cavity · buccal · tongue · palate · oral cavity · gingivae · frenulum

Categories

interiorsrooms, bedrooms, walls, kitchens, floors
in-between spacesthresholds, doorways, corridors, hallways, lobbies
churchesBaptist church, Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Baptist churches, Lutheran Church
Gothic Architecturepointed arches, flying buttress, flying buttresses, pointed arch, rose window
Italian palacespalazzi, palazzo, villas
stoneworkmasonry, stones, granite, capstones, limestone

Opposites

spatial position/function in buildings

vestibulesinner chambers

Private interior spaces

inner sanctum · inner sanctums · great halls · sanctuaries · living quarters

architectural significance

vestibulesgrand halls

Large ornate rooms

throne rooms · ballrooms · great halls · banquet halls · cathedrals

function and purpose

vestibulesliving rooms

Primary domestic gathering spaces

bedrooms · reception rooms · ballrooms · dining rooms · great rooms

Phrases

vestibular nucleiBrainstem balance integration centers
vestibular systemSensory apparatus for spatial orientation

Family

vestibule, vestibular

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