Grandstand

A grandstand is a normally permanent <a href="/facts/Structure/xQDPtqDQ">structure</a> for <a href="/facts/Seating_assignment/EdQU3IdX">seating</a> spectators, typically at sports stadiums and including both <a href="/facts/Auto_racing/0ErdCCV3">auto racing</a> and <a href="/facts/Horse_racing/LugamWR3">horse racing</a>. The grandstand is in essence like a single section of a <a href="/facts/Stadium/AFCDDj1f">stadium</a>, but differs from a stadium in that it does not wrap all or most of the way around. Grandstands may have basic <a href="/facts/Bench_(furniture)/ffh8ujzb">bench</a> seating, but usually have individual <a href="/facts/Chair/wtSDLFql">chairs</a> like a stadium. Grandstands are also usually covered with a <a href="/facts/Roof/JwpVpNRk">roof</a>, but are open on the front. They are often multi-tiered.
Grandstands are found at places like <a href="/facts/Epsom_Downs_Racecourse/IjhkNPML">Epsom Downs Racecourse</a> and <a href="/facts/Atlanta_Motor_Speedway/dM7ulwGC">Atlanta Motor Speedway</a>. They may also be found at <a href="/facts/Fair/sHnqj1em">fairgrounds</a>, <a href="/facts/Circus/7flRQANa">circuses</a>, and outdoor <a href="/facts/Arena/0hbRheNs">arenas</a> used for <a href="/facts/Rodeo/RBmwgYzs">rodeos</a>.
In the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>, smaller stands are called <a href="/facts/Bleachers/PfbF6Chh">bleachers</a>, and are usually far more basic and typically single-tiered (hence the difference from a "grand stand"). Early baseball games were often staged at fairgrounds, and the term "grandstand" came along when standalone baseball parks began to be built. A covered bleacher may be called a "<a href="/facts/Pavilion/23qy3yUB">pavilion</a>", also to distinguish from the main "grandstand".
The term <a href="/facts/Grandstanding/SP3nB9Sb">grandstanding</a>, from the notion of playing to the people in the grandstands, is often used as a pejorative to describe someone intent on drawing attention to themself.

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