Great Hall
A great hall is the main room of a royal palace, castle or a large manor house or hall house in the Middle Ages. It continued to be built in the country houses of the 16th and early 17th centuries, although by then the family used the great chamber for eating and relaxing. At that time the word "great" simply meant big and had not acquired its modern connotations of excellence. In the medieval period, the room would simply have been referred to as the "hall" unless the building also had a secondary hall. The term "great hall" has been mainly used for surviving rooms of this type for several centuries to distinguish them from the different type of hall found in post-medieval houses. Great halls were found especially in France, England and Scotland, but similar rooms were also found in some other European countries.
Quick facts
- Type
- Attraction
- Location
- Leicester City
- Coordinates
- 52.63237, -1.14120
Nearby
Within 500m: 50 cafes, 0 restaurants, 110 businesses, 13 other places , 1 hotels
Within 1000m: 179 cafes, 0 restaurants, 475 businesses, 20 other places , 9 hotels
Within 2000m: 312 cafes, 0 restaurants, 995 businesses, 28 other places , 12 hotels
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Where to eat nearby
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