Grandstand (architecture)

Just the main grandstand of a modern football arena

Tribune for speakers and officials at the laying of the foundation stone in the GDR (1951)

Tribune refers to a raised platform, for example for speakers at a meeting place, or a mostly stair-like rising platform to accommodate spectators in a stadium or hall .

Grandstands are not only common in permanent buildings such as stadiums. Today's modular construction, as it is now used at numerous events , offers great flexibility, which allow angular, round or oval shapes. At the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Valencia in 2008, for example, almost 100,000 temporary grandstand seats were provided in this way. The Swiss wrestling and alpine festival with almost 40,000 spectators has been using this technology for years . Tribune system parts are joined together by means of plug connections, so that a stable and safe substructure is created from steel tubes, on which floors are inserted and seats are mounted.

etymology

Derived from the Latin tribunal (high seat of the tribunes ; (elevated) general seat; court), the word tribune found its way into the German vocabulary in the 18th century via the Italian tribuna and French tribune . Tribune led assemblies like the cōntiō from high seats , which is why the term tribune is derived for an elevated platform of a meeting place or room.

The verb tribuere (dt. To divide) contains the prefix tri- (lat. Trēs (archaic trīs ) - three), because Rome was divided into the three (original) tribes, the tribus of the Ramnēs , Titiēs and Lūcerēs , each with a head , the tribune .

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  Temporary grandstand at the Monaco Grand Prix

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  Oval stands of a modern athletics stadium

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  Rectangular (swimming) and oval (athletics) grandstands, Olympiastadion Berlin 1936

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  Classic flat oval grandstands, Leipzig Central Stadium 1956

Special forms

Rotary stands in the park of Český Krumlov (Cesky Krumlov)

Mobile grandstands

are erected for a limited period of time , for example for outdoor concerts . They can be quickly assembled and dismantled and used in different locations.

Telescopic grandstands

can be pushed into a side wall when not in use. Your advantage is that you can use a space optimally as required. They can be found in halls and at sporting events.

Revolving grandstand

In the rotating grandstand, the spectators are brought into positions with the help of the system that can be rotated through 360 degrees, making it possible to follow the action on several stages set up around the grandstand.

Web links

Wiktionary: Tribune  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Duden, the dictionary of origin. Reprint of the 2nd edition, 1997, p. 758
2. ^ Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 1888 .