2006-08-20 11:06:43 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
What ballroom? Palaces may have ballrooms, but manors didn't. Perhaps you mean Great Hall? That was in the center of the main building, near the kitchens so as to get food at least warm to the table. As for the palaces, ballrooms were on upper levels, so people coming in got to see the opulence of the hosts' home. It was located above the kitchens, and the wine cellars, for the same reason as the Great Hall was located in the middle. It would be on the side of the building that had the most light in late afternoon/early evening, so that the light would be coming in through the LARGE windows. It all depends on where the House was located. England had no palaces, save Windsor and Buckingham, and perhaps Hampton Court if you consider it, because these were fortifications, with small, high windows, and everything had to fit inside the walls. On the Continent, however, they've had quite a bit more time to develop palace-type establishments. Even those, however, rarely had "ballrooms."
2006-08-20 12:45:19 · answer #1 · answered by graytrees 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it's always in the center of the manors towards the back that way they could always be opened into the gardens
2006-08-20 11:53:25 · answer #2 · answered by ryan s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋