Why Is It Called a Juliette Balcony
Juliet Balconies Are Named After William Shakespeare’s Juliet, Who, in Traditional Stagings of the Play Romeo and Juliet, Is Courted by Romeo While She Is on...
Juliet balconies are named after William Shakespeare’s Juliet, who, in traditional stagings of the play Romeo and Juliet, is courted by Romeo while she is on her balcony—though the play itself, as written, makes no mention of a balcony, but only of a window at which Juliet appears.
What's the purpose of a Juliet balcony?
Made famous by Shakespeare, made perfect by Sapphire, the Juliet (or Juliette) is a specialist balcony commonly used to protect openings such as French doors on an upper floor of a residential development.
Why is it called a balcony?
Derived from the Italian balcone meaning scaffold, the High German balcho or beam and the Persian term balkaneh, a balcony is a kind of platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns, brackets or cantilevered and enclosed with a balustrade.
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