Hall

Hall

In architecture, a hall is fundamentally a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age, a mead hall was such a simple building and was the residence of a lord and his retainers. Later, rooms were partitioned from it, so that today the hall of a house is the space inside the front door through which the rooms are reached....

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    “Chipmunks jump, and
    Greensnakes slither.
    Rather burst than
    Not be with her.”
    —Donald Hall (b. 1928)

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