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Podiums (platforms)

Scope note

Use for raised platforms for speakers or conductors; may be indoors or outdoors, often narrower than the width of the immediate space upon which they rest. For raised indoor platforms set at the ends of large rooms as a place of honor or prominence, as for speakers, officers, or dignitaries, use "daises."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000249278

Broader Terms used

platforms

Narrower Terms used

bemas

Term used for

podia

Equivalent Terms used

podium (platform)

Created

13yrs ago

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