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	BBC - History - The Great Hall
		From farmsteads to palaces, great halls can be found in every kind of residence and have been a defining feature of the English house for more than a thousand years.
		In this period great halls may be identified within every kind of residence, from palaces and castles to merchants' houses and farmsteads.
		And the great hall continued to be an important element of grand domestic architecture far into the 17th century.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/british/middle_ages/great_hall_01.shtml (340 words)

	Great hall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A great hall was the main room of a royal palace, a nobleman's castle or a large manor house in the Middle Ages, and in the country houses of the 16th and early 17th centuries.
		Great halls of the type covered in this article were found especially in England and Scotland, but similar rooms were also found in some other European countries.
		A typical great hall was a rectangular room between one and a half and three times as long as it was wide, and also higher than it was wide.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_hall (744 words)

	Hall of Fame for Great Americans - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS [Hall of Fame for Great Americans] national shrine, on the campus of Bronx Community College of the City Univ. of New York, Bronx, New York City; est.
		The Hall of Fame, a 630-ft (192-m) colonnade resting on a corridor above a terrace, was instituted by New York Univ. Chancellor Henry M. MacCracken from a $250,000 donation by philanthropist Helen Gould Shepard.
		Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Announces Ninth Annual American Music Masters Series 'Shine a Light on Me: The Life and Music of Lead Belly'; Robert Plant, Los Lobos to headline tribute to one of rock's greatest influences.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/H/HallFame.asp (534 words)

	Great Barr Hall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Great Barr Hall, a Grade 2* Listed building, is a sadly neglected stately home in Great Barr, Walsall, very near Birmingham, historically in the county of Staffordshire, England.
		Formerly the home of the Scott Family (who gave their name to the nearby Scott Arms pub and shopping centre), during the 1780s the Hall was leased by Samuel Galton and was the venue for meetings of the Lunar Society.
		As of September 2, 2003, the Hall is owned by the Manor Building Preservation Trust.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Barr_Hall (195 words)

	Great Hall - CarlWiki
		Great Hall is a large room in Severance Hall built in 1928 as Great Hall Men's Lounging Room.
		During the remodeling of Leighton Hall in the late 1970s, Great Hall and the hallway just outside of it were converted to offices for the business office and admissions.
		Great Hall is also used for casual studying and socializing, lectures, conferences, dinners, receptions, dances, concerts, recitals, and College Council meetings.
	www.carlwiki.org /Great_Hall (294 words)

	BAUS - Great Buddha Hall (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This large building has a design similar to that of the Kuan-Yin Hall - the exterior design of both buildings are in the style of architecture of the Tang Dynasty (618 AD - 907 AD) and both are constructed without internal pillars supporting the ceiling.
		Inside the Hall is a 37-foot statue of the Buddha Vairocana - the largest Buddha statue in the Western hemisphere.
		Surrounding the pedestal of of the Great Buddha Statue are 12 bas-reliefs of Bodhisattvas.
	www.baus.org /baus/about_us/cym_buddha_hall.shtml (258 words)

	CastleXplorer - Winchester Great Hall
		The hall was built 1222-36 for Henry III, and replaced an older hall that was demolished as part of Henry's remodelling of the castle.
		The Great Hall served an important legal and administrative role and continued to be maintained, but the rest of the castle gradually fell into decay.
		The Great Hall served as a court until 1974, when new court buildings were opened allowing the hall to be restored, and visitors to view what is claimed to be the finest medieval Great Hall in England.
	www.castlexplorer.co.uk /england/winchester/winchester.php (280 words)

	Hall of Fame for Great Americans
		The Hall of Fame was originated by Dr. Henry Mitchell MacCracken, Chancellor of New York University from 1891 to 1910, and was designed as part of the construction of an undergraduate college of that university.
		The Hall of Fame’s 98 portrait busts have been called “the largest and finest collection of bronze busts anywhere in our country.” The categories of occupation or endeavor represented in the Hall of Fame are authors, educators, architects, inventors, military leaders, judges, theologians, philanthropists, humanitarians, scientists, statesmen, artists, musicians, actors, and explorers.
		The Hall of Fame for Great Americans is rich in history, unrivaled for its architecture, and serves as a focus for educational reinforcement and a stage for related programs and exhibits.
	www.bcc.cuny.edu /hallofFame (499 words)

	Civil Engineering Magazine - August 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		City Hall occupies a premier parcel in a new development known as More London, a 5.26 ha expanse of office, hotel, retail, and landscaped public space designed to vitalize an undeveloped sector of the riverfront.
		Great care was taken throughout the structural design process to separate those areas rendered complex by the structure’s geometry from those that could be handled as normal construction.
		City Hall was conceived not only as a singular work of architecture but also as a world-class example of energy-efficient design.
	www.pubs.asce.org /ceonline/ceonline03/0803feat.html (2769 words)

	Carnegie Hall Basics Overview (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The hall was dedicated the Isaac Stern Auditorium in 1996, and the stage was dedicated the Ronald O. Perelman Family Stage in 2006.
		In 1986, the Chamber Music Hall was renamed in recognition of the generosity of the Chairman of the Board of Carnegie Hall, Sanford I. Weill, and his wife, Joan.
		The Recital Hall was leased to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1895 and was used as a theater by various groups until the early 1960s, when it was converted to a cinema.
	www.carnegiehall.org /article/the_basics/art_overview.html (422 words)

	Great Hall
		The hall is usually a large, one-room structure with a loft ceiling and is sometimes placed on the ground floor of a castle.
		In a second floor hall, the floor is almost always made of timber, supported either by a row of wooden pillars in the basement, or by stone vaulting.
		When the hall is on an upper story, this entrance is usually reached by an outside staircase next to the wall of the keep.
	www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us /renaissance/Castles/GreatHall.html (394 words)

	Dwellings of Middle-earth
		The excavation of the Great Smials was begun by Thain Isengrim II in 2683.
		The family matriarch Lalia Took, who was confined to a wheelchair because of her great size, died when her chair hit the threshold of the Great Door and tipped her down the stairs into the garden.
		At the feast held to hallow the hall, Brego's son Baldor vowed to walk the Paths of the Dead.
	www.tuckborough.net /dwellings.html (3790 words)

	Castle Howard
		The castle is one of the chefs-d'oeuvre of Vanburgh.
		The Great Hall is a fine apartment; it is 35 feet square, and 65 high, and is lighted by a dome, the centre of which is 100 feet above the door of the hall.
		The great hall is of good size, and is lighted by windows high up near the ceiling, and one large oriel at the southern end.
	www.mspong.org /picturesque/castle_howard.html (1861 words)

	Stirling Castle Great Hall Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Most historians agree that the Great Hall at Stirling Castle was the work of James IV, and built during the years 1501 to 1504.
		Early work in the 1960s to remove the additions made in the late 1700s produced enough evidence of the original state of the Great Hall to allow a decision to be taken to restore it as nearly as possible to its 1504 condition.
		The result is a hall that looks much as it would have done to James IV in 1504; and which is visible for miles around.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /stirling/stirlingcastle/greathall.html (619 words)

	Moscow P. I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory - Halls - Great Hall
		Great Hall of the Moscow conservatory is one of the most famous concert venues not only in Moscow and Russia but in the world – thanks to its wonderful decoration, comfortable location and – which is the most important for the musicians – perfect acoustics.
		The Hall’s famous façade was a feature of the building previously staying here – a house of Russian princess Ekaterina Dashkova which was built on this place in the end of the 18th century.
		Now the Great Hall building is known as the Nikolay Rubinstein building (formerly the Fourth study building of the Moscow conservatory).
	www.mosconsv.ru /english/page.phtml?4001 (305 words)

	The Historic Heart of Fair Park - Texas Hall of State - Great Hall
		Just as one is drawn to the Great Hall upon entering the building so are visitors inside the Hall drawn to the huge gold medallion on the center of the back wall.
		In addition to the medallion, the Great Hall's other outstanding features are the huge murals seen on the north and south walls.
		Other objects of note in the Great Hall include various large decorative urns and highbacked chairs placed in front of each column, adding a touch of human scale to what would otherwise be an overwhelmingly empty space.
	www.watermelon-kid.com /places/FairPark/hh-tour/hos/hos-great-hall.htm (2006 words)

	SUU-CS: HCC-Great Hall (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The elegant Great Hall is similar to many halls in Europe, showcasing the beautiful landmark two-story stained glass windows.
		Often called the Hall of Honor, the Great Hall has portraits displayed of many people who have been recognized for their part in the history of the University.
		The rich mahogany wood throughout the hall, a grand piano, and brightly colored banners add to the ambiance of this most unusual and distinctive room.
	www.suu.edu /scps/confer/hcc-greathall.html (260 words)

	The Archbishop of Canterbury - The Great Hall
		The Archbishop of Canterbury - The Great Hall
		It was in the first Great Hall that Erasmus and Holbein were welcomed by Archbishop Warham and where Henry VIII was entertained by Thomas Cranmer.
		In spite of Juxon's splendid restoration the Great Hall was rarely used until the early nineteenth century, when as part of the renovation of the Palace by Blore, the Hall first became a home for the Lambeth Palace Library.
	www.archbishopofcanterbury.org /1280 (295 words)

	THE MIDDLE AGES: THE GREAT HALL
		The food was prepared in the kitchen, which was kept separate from the great hall to prevent any sort of fire that might occur in the kitchen from spreading into the great hall quickly.
		The great hall was often nestled back into a corner of the inner ward.
		The great hall was usually the tallest structure in the inner ward, except for the massive towers.
	library.thinkquest.org /10949/fief/higreathall.html (922 words)

	The Great Hall: History
		The Hall was restored in the 1870s, and was used last as a court between 1938 and 1974.
		The Great hall of Winchester was the first and finest of these halls.
		This trend was reflected in the Great hall.
	www.hants.gov.uk /greathall/great-hall1.html (369 words)

	HPL: Hogwarts - inside
		If one follows the narrow stone staircase leading from the Entrance Hall to the dungeons, the entrance to Snape's office is halfway down the cold passageway leading from the foot of that staircase (CS5).
		Snape's office is adjacent to the Potions classroom, or at least close enough that Hermione could slip from one to the other and back without being spotted during a commotion in class during her second year.
		Great Hall; they heard him squeak, "See you, Harry!" and he was gone.
	www.hp-lexicon.org /hogwarts/castle/hogwarts_inside.html (3702 words)

	Tours: The Great Hall
		The Great Hall is the most recent 20th century addition to the inside of the State House while Ashburton Park is the newest addition to the outside.
		The Great Hall is the newest addition to the State House, completed in 1990.
		In an attempt to relate to the space surrounding the clock, he has employed many arcs and circles that echo the architectural elements of the building such as the arched doorways and circular patterns of the marbled floor.
	www.sec.state.ma.us /trs/trsbok/grehall.htm (226 words)

	BBC - Liverpool Culture - St George's Hall - The Great Hall
		The hall is 169 feet long including recesses at both ends and 74 feet wide including balconies.
		The long sides of the hall are divided in 5 bays by columns made of polished porphyry.
		The difference in wear between the two sections is due to the decision taken in 1860 to cover the central well with a wooden floor to provide a more suitable surface for dancing.
	www.bbc.co.uk /liverpool/culture/2002/08/st_georges/great_hall.shtml (277 words)

	First Floor - The Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress
		The Great Hall is constructed of white Italian marble and occupies a large portion of the front of the building.
		Once in the Great Hall, you will be able to appreciate the grandeur of the architecture.
		Two grand staircases that display the work of sculptor Philip Martiny flank the Great Hall (one of these staircases is shown in the image to the left).
	www.loc.gov /jefftour/firstfloor.html (1289 words)

	The Great Hall -2 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		After that the Great Hall which held Toronto audiences captivated with performances from Jenny Lind, Adeline Patti, The Great Farini, Henriette Sontag and Tom Thumb had its doors closed and the ever popular Dust n’ Time became its sole headliners (caught their act in Philly.
		As the city expanded the Great Hall unused and unkempt for decades by the time the 1950’s rolled around was being used as a men’s Hostel run by the Salvation Army.
		When the Great Hall opened back in 1851 the ceiling was adorned with paintings of naked females.
	www.brucebelltours.com /html/the_great_hall_-2.html (1548 words)

	RICARDIAN FRIENDS OF BARLEY HALL
		The Barley Hall team has restored the building to its fifteenth-century appearance, and is recreating its furnishings and other objects to give us a look at medieval life as medieval people would have seen it.
		Barley Hall was originally built as a monastic "hostel" or townhouse for the Augustinian Priory of St. Oswald at Nostell, near Wakefield in West Yorkshire.
		The Friends' mission is to promote Barley Hall as an educational and historical attraction, and to raise funds to assist in the completion of the restoration and furnishing of Barley Hall.
	www.r3.org /barley_hall/about.html (2638 words)

	The Great Hall 1 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Toronto changed forever that night but in the aftermath of the destruction a new city was to be born and at its heart was to be built a magnificent and thankfully still standing structure.
		For the first 25 years of its life the Grand Ballroom also known as the Great Hall was the pre-emanate concert hall in Toronto and ranked amongst the greatest performance venues in North America.
		Even to this day recreations of her famous October 1851 concert are being staged in the Great Hall as well as in other halls she visited throughout her enormously successful 1850-51 tour of North America.
	www.brucebelltours.com /html/the_great_hall_1.html (1697 words)

	Hockey Hall of Fame - Exhibits Tour - Great Hall
		The highlight of any visit to the Hockey Hall of Fame is MCI Great Hall, the core sanctuary of hockey's proud history.
		In the centre, flanked by showcases containing the NHL trophies, the greatest collection of silverware in the world of sports, including the Vezina, Hart, and Calder, stands the most famous and coveted of them all The Stanley Cup.
		On the west side of MCI Great Hall is Lord Stanley's Vault.
	www.hhof.com /html/exbgh00.shtml (235 words)

	The Cooper Union: About the Cooper Union: The Great Hall
		The Great Hall of The Cooper Union has stood for more than a century as a bastion of free speech and a witness to the flow of American History and ideas.
		When the hall opened in 1858, more than a year in advance of the completion of the institution, it quickly became a mecca for all interested in serious discussion and debate of the vital issues of the day.
		The Great Hall was the platform for some of the earliest workers' rights campaigns and for the birth of the NAACP, the women's suffrage movement and the American Red Cross.
	www.cooper.edu /administration/about/great_hall.html (202 words)

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