Abstract: A rotary milking parlor comprises an annular milking platform (12) and a central milker pit, as well as: a radially directed accessway (16) at the outer periphery of milking platform (12) to allow cows to enter their milking stalls (32) head first from the outside; an external, radially directed exitway from milking platform (12) and adjacent accessway (16) to allow the cows to exit their milking stalls (32) head first; radially inner rear barriers (20) on milking platform (12), and a front barrier (22) associated with each milking position and adapted to be moved to a forward cow access position. The milking stalls (32) for the cow access position. The milking stalls (32) for the cows are provided in a herringbone pattern on milking platforms (12) and each front barrier (22) is pivotable about a horizontal bottom axle (24) transverse to the longitudinal axis (33) of each milking stall (32).