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Vestibule (architecture)
A vestibule /vstbjul/ is an anteroom (antechamber) or small foyer
leading into a larger space,[1] such as a lobby, entrance hall, passage, etc.,
for the purpose of waiting, withholding the larger space view, reducing heat
loss, providing space for outwear, etc. The term applies to structures in
both modern and historical architecture since ancient times. In modern
architecture, vestibule typically refers to a small room next to the outer
door and connecting it with the interior of the building. In ancient Roman
architecture, vestibule (Latin: vestibulum) referred to a partially enclosed A floor plan with a modern vestibule
area between the interior of the house and the street.[2] shown in red.

Contents
1 Modern usage
1.1 ATM vestibule
1.2 Railroad use
2 Ancient usage
3 See also
4 References

Modern usage
In contemporary usage, a vestibule
constitutes an area surrounding the
exterior door. It acts as an antechamber
between the exterior and the interior
structure. Often it connects the doorway to
a lobby or hallway. It is the space one
occupies once passing the door, but not yet
in the main interior of the building.

Although vestibules are common in private North portico of the White

House. The vestibule is just
residences, as a modified mud room, they
inside the exterior doors. Vestibule of the White House
are especially prevalent in more opulent
residence shown in red
buildings, such as government ones,
designed to elicit a sense of grandeur by
contrasting the vestibule's small space with the following greater one, and by adding the aspect of anticipation. The
residence of the White House in the United States is such an example, but somewhat confusing. At the north portico, it
contains a tiny vestibule (http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/Floor1-history.htm) now between the doors flushed
with the outer and inner faces of the exterior wall of, and in the past inside, the Entrance Hall (http://blog.freedommo
rtgage.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/WH-Vestibule.jpg) (called incorrectly Vestibule) separated from the not
much bigger Cross Hall (http://kqduane.com/2014/10/17/current-events-secret-service-dir-julia-pierson-resigns-afte
r-white-house-was-breached-by-a-knife-wielding-nut/white-house-vestibule/) by just 2 double columns. The
difference in sizes between a vestibule and the following space is better illustrated by the - so called - entrance (15) (htt
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p://archimaps.tumblr.com/post/6594772098/ground-floor-plan-of-the-guggenheim-museum-in) to the main gallery

in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum by Frank Lloyd Wright. Many government buildings mimic the classical
architecture from which the vestibule originates.

A purely utilitarian use of vestibules in modern buildings is to create an "air lock" entry. Such vestibules consist of
merely a set of inner doors and a set of outer doors, the intent being to reduce air infiltration to the building by having
only one set of doors open at any given time.[3]

ATM vestibule
An ATM vestibule is an enclosed area with automated teller machines that is accessible from the outside of a
building, but typically features no further entrance beyond the vestibule. There may be a secure entrance to the
vestibule which requires a card to open.[4]

Railroad use
The vestibule on a railroad passenger car is an enclosed area at the end of the carbody, usually separated from the
main part of the interior by a door, which is power-operated on most modern equipment. Entrance to and exit from
the car is through the side doors, which lead into the vestibule. When passenger cars are coupled, their vestibules are
joined by mating faceplate and diaphragm assemblies to create a weather-tight seal for the safety and comfort of
passengers who are stepping from car to car. In British usage the term refers to the part of the carriage where the
passenger doors are located; this can be at the ends of the carriage (on long-distance stock) or at the 1/4 and 3/4 of
length positions (typical on modern suburban stock).

Ancient usage
Vestibules were common in ancient Greek temples. Due to the construction techniques available at the time, it was not
possible to build large spans. Consequently, many entrance ways had two rows of columns that supported the roof and
created a distinct space around the entrance.[5]

In ancient Roman architecture, where the term originates, a vestibule was a space between the interior of a building
and the street. The structure was a mixture between a modern hall and porch. Upon entering a Roman house or
domus, one would have to pass through the vestibule before entering the atrium.[6]

From the 5th century on vestibules were used in churches in both the east and west.[7]

See also
Genkan
Propylaeum
Antarala, vestibule in certain Hindu temples

References
1. Harris, Cyril (2005). Dictionary of Architecture and Construction (https://books.google.com/books?id=Ui_sxc6S2X
UC&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22vestibule+an+anteroom%22) (4 ed.). McGraw Hill Professional. p. 1044.
ISBN 0071589015.
2. Vestibule. The Oxford English Dictionary. Common people refer to a vestibule as being a
porch.http://www.oed.com Online edition, December 2006
3. http://absolutewrite.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-265946.html

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4. Kovacs, Eduard (7 February 2012). "Fraudsters Install Skimmer on ATM Vestibule Door" (http://news.softpedia.co
m/news/Fraudsters-Install-Skimmer-on-ATM-Vestibule-Door-251163.shtml). Softpedia. Retrieved 13 December
2013.
5. Tarbel, F.B. "A History of Ancient Greek Art." (http://www.ellopos.net/elpenor/greek-texts/ancient-greece/history-of
-ancient-greek-art-9.asp). Retrieved 2006-03-02.
6. McManus, Barbara. "Sample Plan of a Roman House" (http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/house.html). VRoma.
The College of New Rochelle. Retrieved 2006-03-02.
7. Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Vestibule". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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