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entrance hall
A large room directly behind the main entrance of a building that serves as an entrance area or foyer. From here, you can often get to other parts of the building.
Wir trafen uns in der Vorhalle des Theaters, bevor die Vorstellung begann.
We met in the entrance hall of the theater before the performance began.
The word is made up of 'Vor-' and 'Halle' (hall). The prefix 'Vor-' here means 'in front of' or 'located before.' A 'Vorhalle' (entrance hall) is therefore a room that lies before the actual main hall or the main areas of a building.
Die Tickets werden in der Vorhalle des Kinos kontrolliert.
The tickets are checked in the entrance hall of the cinema.
A 'Vorhalle' (entrance hall) is typically found in large public buildings. These include, for example, theaters, opera houses, museums, train stations, or prestigious administrative buildings.
Die Ausstellung beginnt gleich links in der Vorhalle des Museums.
The exhibition begins immediately on the left in the entrance hall of the museum.
To indicate a position, you use 'in der Vorhalle' (in the entrance hall; dative). To express movement toward it, you use 'in die Vorhalle' (into the entrance hall; accusative).
Er wartete auf sie in der Vorhalle des Hotels.
He waited for her in the entrance hall of the hotel.
lobby
Lobby and Vorhalle can both refer to a large room behind the main entrance. In hotels, Lobby is the usual term for the entrance hall where guests arrive and wait. Vorhalle describes a room more generally as a place from which other parts of the building can be reached.
Von der Vorhalle des Hotels gelangen die Gäste zu den Aufzügen.
From the hotel’s entrance hall, the guests can reach the elevators.
Die Gäste warten in der Lobby des Hotels auf ihre Zimmer.
The guests are waiting for their rooms in the hotel lobby.
