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Agrandstand is a normally permanentstructure forseating spectators, typically at sports stadiums and including bothauto racing andhorse racing. The grandstand is in essence like a single section of astadium, but differs from a stadium in that it does not wrap all or most of the way around. Grandstands may have basicbench seating, but usually have individualchairs like a stadium. Grandstands are also usually covered with aroof, but are open on the front. They are often multi-tiered.
Grandstands are found at places likeEpsom Downs Racecourse[1] andAtlanta Motor Speedway. They may also be found atfairgrounds,circuses, and outdoorarenas used forrodeos.
In theUnited States, smaller stands are calledbleachers, 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 "pavilion", also to distinguish from the main "grandstand".
The termgrandstanding, 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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