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{{short description|Small booths offering goods and services}}

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{{About|the type of building|other uses|Kiosk (disambiguation)}}

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[[File:Quiosco modernista Gran Canaria.jpg|thumb|170px|Late [[Art Nouveau]] kiosk (1923) in [[Las Palmas de Gran Canaria]]]]

[[File:Agilkia Trajankiosk 01.JPG|thumb|170px|[[Trajan's Kiosk]] from 1st century BC on Agilika island, Egypt]]

[[File:Istanbul asv2021-11 img36 German Fountain.jpg|The [[German Fountain]] at the Hippodrome of Istanbul|thumb|170px]]

[[File:Vista frontal quiosco de fortin.jpg|thumb|Fortín's Kiosk, México]]

Historically, a '''kiosk''' ({{ety|fa|kušk}}) was a small garden [[pavilion]] open on some or all sides common in [[Iran|Persia]], the [[Indian subcontinent]], and in the [[Ottoman Empire]] from the 13th century onward. Today, several examples of this type of kiosk still exist in and around the [[Topkapı Palace]] in [[Istanbul]], and they can be seen in [[Balkan]] countries.

[[Image:Lausanne pagode.jpg|thumb|250px|a [[pagoda]]-like kiosk in [[Lausanne]].]]

[[Image:Kiosk_Greece.JPG|thumb|250px|Kiosks like this one in [[Patmos]] can be found all over [[Greece]].]]

A '''kiosk''' (in [[Persian language|Persian]] كوشك Kushk, [[Turkish language|Turkish]] ''köşk''; [[French language|French]] ''kiosque'') is a small, separated garden pavilion open on some or all sides. Kiosks are common since the [[13th century]] in [[Iran|Persia]], [[India]] and in the [[Ottoman Empire]]. In [[Istanbul]] there are many kiosks in and around the [[Topkapi Palace]]. The design of the Turkish kiosks is frequently polygonal or square. During the [[18th century]], Turkish influenses in [[Europe]] established the kiosk as an important element of European gardens. The word is of [[Persian language|Persian]] origin.

The word is used in English-speaking countries for small booths offering goods and services. In Australia they usually offer food service. Freestanding computer terminals dispensing information are called [[interactive kiosk]]s.

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In modern English, a '''kiosk''' is a small shop in the street where you can buy things such as [[newspaper]]s, [[cigarette]]s or [[confectionery|sweets]] through an open window. '''''Kiosk''''' may also refer to a stall set up in a public place where one can obtain information, e.g., tourist information. The information may be provided by a human or by a computer. In the latter case, the data may be stored locally (e.g. on [[CD-ROM]]) or accessed via a network using some kind of distributed information retrieval system such as [[Gopher_Protocol|Gopher]] or the [[World-Wide Web]].

==Etymology==

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Etymological data points to the [[Middle Persian]] word ''kōšk'' 'palace, portico' as the origin, via [[Turkish language|Turkish]] ''köşk'' 'pavilion' and French ''kiosque'' or Italian ''chiosco''.<ref>''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', 1901, [http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/103594 ''s.v.'']</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=MacKenzie|first=D. N.|author-link=David Neil MacKenzie|title=A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary|year=1986|publisher=Oxford University Press|___location=London|isbn=0-19-713559-5}}</ref>

==History and origins==

Modern '''kiosks''' are built as a result of technology integration. The kiosk's functions can be diverse. For examples, it can be used for printing photos as you insert your memory card, conducting e-transaction as you type in your utility bill's account number, or even collecting cash for exchange of a mechandise. Kiosks are visible around the globe. The visibility is particularly high in Japan where the number of [[vending machine]]s (or more precisely an Internet connected kiosks) are probably exceeding the citizen population. Kiosks can be customized purposefully to fit special needs. Components may include a coin hopper, a bill acceptor, a card reader, a thermal printer and so on. The applications are also unlimited. Several modern countries have already implemented nation-wide installation of kiosks. One example was in UK where one single application, i.e. for employment seeking purpose, has involved thousands of kiosks being installed nation-wide. There are still many other examples.

A kiosk is an open summer-house or pavilion usually having its roof supported by pillars with screened or totally open walls. As a building type, it was first introduced by the [[Sasanian Empire|Sasanid]] and the next used as a small building attached to the main mosque from [[Seljuk dynasty|Seljuks]], which consisted of a domed hall with open arched sides. This architectural concept gradually evolved into a small yet grand residence used by [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] sultans, the most famous examples of which are quite possibly the [[Tiled Kiosk]] ("Çinili Köşk" in Turkish) and [[Baghdad Kiosk]] ("Bağdat Köşkü" in Turkish). The former was built in 1473 by [[Mehmed II]] ("the Conqueror") at the [[Topkapı Palace]], Istanbul, and consists of a two storey building topped with a dome and having open sides overlooking the gardens of the palace. The Baghdad Koshk was also built at the Topkapı Palace in 1638–39, by Sultan [[Murad IV]]. The building is again domed, offering direct views onto the gardens and park of the Palace as well as the architecture of the city of Istanbul.

Sultan [[Ahmed III]] (1703–1730) also built a glass room of the Sofa Kiosk at the Topkapı Palace incorporating some Western elements, such as the gilded brazier designed by [[Jean-Claude Chambellan Duplessis|Duplessis père]], which was given to the Ottoman ambassador by King [[Louis XV]] of France.

[[File:Kiosco Morisco Mexico.jpg|thumb|[[Morisco Kiosk]] in [[Mexico]] ]]

The first English contact with Turkish Kiosk came through Lady [[Wortley Montagu]] (1689–1762), the wife of the English ambassador to Istanbul, who in a letter written on 1 April 1717 to Anne Thistlethwayte, mentions a "chiosk" describing it as "''raised by 9 or 10 steps and enclosed with gilded lattices''".<ref>R. Halsband, ''The complete letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu'', Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1965</ref>

European monarchs adopted the building type. [[Stanisław Leszczyński]], king of Poland and father-in-law of Louis XV, built kiosks for himself based on his memories of his captivity in Turkey. These kiosks were used as garden pavilions serving coffee and beverages but later were converted into band stands and tourist information stands decorating most European gardens, parks and high streets.

Conservatories were in the form of corridors connecting the Pavilion to the stables and consisting of a passage of flowers covered with glass and linked with orangery, a greenhouse, an aviary, a pheasantry and hothouses. The influence of Muslim and Islamo-Indian forms appears clearly in these buildings and particularly in the pheasantry where its higher part is an adaptation of the kiosks found on the roof of [[Prayagraj|Allahabad]] Palace, as illustrated by [[Thomas Daniell]]. Today's conservatories incorporate many elements of [[Islamic architecture]], although modern art forms have shifted from the classical art forms that were used in earlier times.

==Small Externalshops linksand cafés==

[[File:Feature. Rush Hour BAnQ P48S1P09119.jpg|thumb|Newsstand in [[Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie|Rosemont]], [[Montreal]], 1943]]

[[File:Aioi Station in Hyogo J09 11.jpg|thumb|Modern vending kiosk in a train station in [[Hyogo]], [[Japan]]]]

[[File:Beat up kebab kiosk in Metsäkylä - panoramio.jpg|thumb|A small [[kebab]] serving kiosk in Metsäkylä, [[Ylöjärvi]], [[Finland]]]]

{{see also|Mall kiosk|Newsagent's shop|Cafe}}

In the [[Western hemisphere]] and in [[English language|English]]-speaking countries, a ''kiosk'' is also a booth with an open window on one side. Some vendors operate from kiosks (see [[mall kiosk]]), selling small, inexpensive consumables such as [[newspaper]]s, [[magazine]]s, [[lighter]]s, street [[map]]s, [[cigarette]]s, live and frozen [[fishing bait]] and [[confection]]s.

=== Kiosk application examples ===

* [http://www.thekioskfactory.com The Kiosk Factory]

* [http://www.byvalor.com/directory/kiosk_index.html Kiosk Resource Links], a comprehensive directory for system integrators to have quick access to all kiosk-related resources.

* [http://www.key-technology.com Kiosk Design and Manufacturer]

* [http://ipoint.co.uk Ipoint Highlands], example large scale deployment of informational kiosks across the Scottish Highlands.

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In Australia, the word is commonly used for small buildings that are used to dispense mainly [[take-away]] food and drinks, on beaches, in shopping arcades or in parks. Since the 21st century, many of these have been upgraded and serve fancier food and [[barista]]-made coffee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pmhc.nsw.gov.au/About-Us/What-Were-Up-To/Major-projects/Town-Beach-Marine-Rescue-and-Kiosk|website=Port Macquarie-Hastings Council|title=Town Beach Marine Rescue and Kiosk|date=9 July 2019|access-date=15 August 2019|archive-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815010412/https://www.pmhc.nsw.gov.au/About-Us/What-Were-Up-To/Major-projects/Town-Beach-Marine-Rescue-and-Kiosk|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beachhouseavalon.com.au/|website=Beach house|title=kiosk/cafe & bar/event space|access-date=15 August 2019|archive-date=23 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023135726/https://www.beachhouseavalon.com.au/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=InDaily|url=https://citymag.indaily.com.au/habits/plate-and-cup/loch-quay-rymill-park/|title=A new take on Adelaide's old kiosk-by-the-lake: Loch & Quay is open for summer|date=6 December 2018|first=Josh|last= Fanning|others=Photos: Andrè Castellucci|access-date=15 August 2019}}</ref>

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An information kiosk (or information booth) dispenses free information in the form of maps, [[pamphlet]]s, and other literature, and/or advice offered by an attendant.

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==Interactive kiosks==

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An electronic kiosk (or computer kiosk or [[interactive kiosk]]) houses a computer terminal that often employs custom [[kiosk software]] designed to function while preventing [[User (computing)|users]] from accessing system functions. Indeed, ''kiosk mode'' describes such a mode of software operation. Computerized kiosks may store [[data]] locally, or retrieve it from a [[computer network]]. Some computer kiosks provide a free, informational public service, while others serve a commercial purpose (see [[mall kiosk]]). [[Touchscreen]]s, [[trackball]]s, [[computer keyboard]]s, and pushbuttons are all typical [[input device]]s for [[Interactivity|interactive]] computer kiosk. Touchscreen kiosks are commercially used as industrial appliances, reducing lines, eliminating paper, improving efficiency and service. Their uses are unlimited from refrigerators to airports, health clubs, movie theaters and libraries.

[[File:Kiosk self service payment.jpg|thumb|Kiosk self service payment for printing as library service]]

==Gallery==

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File:Sauerlandstammtisch-Infoterminal1-Asio.JPG|An Internet kiosk in [[Hemer]], [[Germany]]

File:Kuopio R-kioski.jpg|One of the [[R-Kioski]] chain stores in [[Kuopio]], [[Finland]]

File:Quiosco habana en las playas de Barcelona.JPG|Prefabricated kiosks set for different uses on the beaches of Barcelona, Spain

File:Quiosco habana bar-barcelona.jpg|A kiosk with terrace in a park in Barcelona, Spain

File:Royal Military College of Canada information kiosk.JPG|[[Royal Military College of Canada]] information kiosk

File:13-08-11-hongkong-50mm-43.jpg|Newsstand in Hong Kong

File:Newsstand in New York City, 2007.jpg|alt=Newsstand in New York City, 2007|Newsstand in New York City, 2007

File:Kiosk in tel aviv.jpg|A renovated kiosk in [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]]

File:Kiosk park Veselka Mariupol.jpg|New kiosk in [[Mariupol]], [[Ukraine]]

File:Ti bòlèt.jpg|Ti bòlèt in Haiti

File:Photography by Victor Albert Grigas (1919-2017) Ankara Barikan otel 3-70 March 1970 00340 (32757536187).jpg|[[Ankara]] circa 1969

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==See also==

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*[[K67 kiosk]]

*[[Automated retail]]

*[[Automated teller machine]]

*[[Bandstand]]

*[[Belvedere (structure)]]

*[[Dubai Smart Police Stations]]

*[[Fotomat]]

*[[Gazebo]]

*[[Pavilions]]

*[[Chahartaq (architecture)]]

*[[Self-service kiosk]]

*[[Telephone booth]]

*[[Vending machine]]

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==References==

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==External links==

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