What does "audience hall" mean?

A room in which a ruler or religious official holds audience (i.e. a formal meeting with a dignitary).

What is a synonym for "audience hall"?

Common synonyms include: apadana, durbar, pretorium.

Audience hall

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Noun

1
A room in which a ruler or religious official holds audience (i.e. a formal meeting with a dignitary).
"The audience hall was in another building , for the Chinese palaces, instead of being one great building as in Europe, consist of a number of pavilions divided by courts and connected by covered archways."
2
An auditorium or large hall with a stage designed to seat an audience (i.e. a group of people watching a performance). dated
"Seats shall be not less than 2 feet 6 inches from back to back, measured horizontally, and no seat on the audience hall floor shall have more than 7 seats between it and an aisle."

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apadana durbar pretorium

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"The audience hall was in another building , for the Chinese palaces, instead of being one great building as in Europe, consist of a number of pavilions divided by courts and connected by covered archways."

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