Bible Encyclopedias
Gallery (2)
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
originally a banqueting hall. The word is now applied, in ecclesiastical architecture, to any floor elevated above the floor of a main audience room of a church, and built to contain hearers. Galleries of this kind date from the time of the Reformation, though somewhat similar galleries existed in the Byzantine churches. Narrow covered passage-ways, within or without a church, especially in Romanesque churches, are also termed galleries. (G.F.C.)
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Gallery (2)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​g/gallery-2.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.