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Concourse
Place where pathways or roads meet
Place where pathways or roads meet
A concourse is a place where pathways or roads meet, such as in a hotel, a convention center, a railway station, an airport terminal, a hall, or other space.
The term is not limited to places where there are literally pathways or roadways or train tracks joining. An alternate meaning now is "an open space or hall (as in a railway terminal) where crowds gather." In this meaning as a place where crowds gather, while many persons in any crowd no doubt have followed different paths in their lives to get to the place, there need not be notable specific roadways leading to the place.
Examples
Examples of concourses include:
- Airport terminals
- Conference centres
- Hotels
- Meeting halls
- Railway stations
- Shopping malls or portions of shopping malls which are often called "shopping concourses"
- Sports arenas and stadiums
- Universities
Gallery
Outdoor concourses
Image:Earnley concourse West Sussex.jpg|Earnley Concourse, West Sussex, 2009 Image:ASDA concourse Llandudno.jpg|Asda supermarket concourse, Llandudno, 2007 Image:City Hall concourse by Rob Farrow.jpg|Concourse outside City Hall, London. Image:Wembley Arena concourse by Chris Downer.jpg|Concourse outside Wembley Arena, 2008
Public transport concourses
File:Moynihan Train Hall interior, Dec 27 2022.jpg|The interior of the Moynihan Train Hall at Pennsylvania Station in New York City, 2022 File:GCT in Blizzard of 2015.jpg|Grand Central Terminal's Main Concourse, Manhattan, 2015 File:Leeds bus station concourse.jpg|Leeds City bus station concourse, 2007 File:Liverpool Street concourse by Thos Nugent.jpg|Liverpool Street concourse, 2009 File:Paddington Station The Lawn.jpg|London Paddington station concourse, The Lawn, 2009 File:St Pancras shopping concourse.jpg|St Pancras shopping concourse during Christmas, 2011 File:St Pancras concourse by David Lally.jpg|St Pancras entrance concourse, 2009 File:Waterloo International Station concourse.jpg|Waterloo Station former Eurostar check-in concourse, 2009 File:Heathrow Airport Terminal 2, London, England - Diliff.jpg|Terminal 2 departures area of London Heathrow Airport File:JFK Terminal 5 Ticketing and Check-In.jpg|Terminal 5 of the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City Image:port-authority-bus.jpg|Gates 1-85 on the lower level of the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City
Car park concourses
Image:Braehead car park concourse.jpg|Braehead car park concourse in Scotland, 2008
Contemporary usage
More recently, "concourse" is often used to refer to a situation where people come together in online presence, even if they do not physically come together in reality. An example of such an online community is the IEEE Student Concourse, as well as various online shopping concourses.
Notes
References
References
- (18 April 2024). "Definition of Concourse". [[Merriam-Webster]].
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