What is Great hall?
[[File:Eltham palace great hall.jpg|alt=Eltham Palace great hall|thumb]] A '''great hall''' was the main [[room (architecture)|room]] of a royal [[palace]], a [[nobleman]]'s [[castle]] or a large [[manor house]] in the [[Middle Ages]]. At that time the word ''great'' meant ''big''. Great halls were found in [[France]], [[England]] and [[Scotland]] and some other [[Europe]]an countries. == Appearance == A great hall was a [[rectangular]] room between 1.5 and 3 times as long as it was wide, and also higher than it was wide. At night some members of the household might sleep on the floor of the great hall. == Examples == Two very large surviving royal halls are [[Westminster Hall]] and the Wenceslas Hall in [[Prague Castle]]. [[Penshurst Place]] in [[Kent]], [[England]] has a hall from the [[14th century]]. There are lots of 16th century and early 17th century halls in England, [[Wales]] and [[Scotland]], for example those at [[Longleat]] (England), [[Burghley House]] (England), [[Bodysgallen Hall]] (Wales), [[Muchalls Castle]] (Scotland) and [[Crathes Castle]] (Scotland); however, by the late [[1700s]] the great hall was beginning to lose its purpose over time. {{stub}} [[Category:Middle Ages]]