a structure put up for workers round a building which is being built or prepared; a platform on which criminals are executed

stage

the natural features of a district, e.g. mountains, valleys, forests; the painted areas, furniture etc used on the stage of a theatre

surroundings

something in which something else is fixed or fastened; a position of an instrument such as 'high' or 'low'; the act of (the Sun, Moon etc) going down

scene, background