Gallery

(gal'lür-e.) [From L. galeria.] (Arch.) A long narrow pa age or vestibule, the length of which is at least three times greater than its width, by which proportion it differs from a saloon. Corridors sometimes take the name of G. Since a G. is commonly decorated with oil-paintings or frescoes, a large collection of pictures, even if contained in several adjoining rooms, is called by that name; as, the Gallery of the Louvre, Paris. (Fort.) A walk acro a ditch in a besieged town, made of strong planks, and covered with earth. [s. 392]