Balconet

Various examples of balconets

Balconet or balconette is an architectural term to describe a false balcony, or railing at the outer plane of a window-opening reaching to the floor, and having, when the window is open, the appearance of a balcony. They are common in France, Portugal, Spain, and Italy.[1] They are often referred to as Juliet balconies[2] after the scene from Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. The wall-opening appearing alongside a balconette is referred to as French window.

A prominent example of a balconette is on the Palazzo Labia in Venice.

  1. ^ "Balconet". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Juliet balconies". Balconette. Retrieved 23 March 2012.