balconies <p>Railed platforms projecting from the exterior walls of buildings. Use also for similar interior features, when small. For larger platforms which extend the length of one side of a room or are recessed behind an arcade, use "galleries (upper level spaces)."</p> <p><a href="http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300002588">http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300002588</a></p> <p>Source: AAT </p>