Lobby (room)

[1] Sometimes referred to as a foyer, entryway, reception area or entrance hall,[2] it is often a large room or complex of rooms (in a theatre, opera house, concert hall, showroom, cinema, etc.)

Since the mid-1980s, there has been a growing trend to think of lobbies as more than just ways to get from the door to the elevator but instead as social spaces and places of commerce.

[5] Many office buildings, condominiums, hotels and skyscrapers go to great lengths to decorate their lobbies to create the right impression and convey an image.

[6][7][8] The word "lobby" comes from Medieval Latin lobia, laubia or lobium.

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