gymnasiums (physical education buildings)
- Scope note
- Modern buildings designed and equipped for indoor sports, exercise, or physical education and training; may include a court for ball games or other excercise, bleachers for observers, changing rooms, and bath or shower facilites. For ancient buildings where competitors in games were trained, and where men engaged in social and intellectual pursuits, use "gymnasia (ancient buildings)."
- Date of creation: 18-Nov-2024
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024