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Hillerød: Frederiksborg Castle

Long, vaulted great hall at the Chateau de Pierrefonds, Oise, France, featuring ornate wood wainscoting, tall arched windows, and a circular cushioned bench in the center.

Great Hall of Leicester Castle, Leicester, England

(Left) Elizabethan half-timbered gatehouse and (right) 13th-century tower and great hall of Stokesay Castle, South Shropshire district, Shropshire, Eng.

Barley Hall: great hall

Rufford Old Hall

Ornate wooden hammer-beam roof of the Tudor Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace, with arched beams, carved details, and stained glass windows along the walls.

The Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles features gilded statues, ornate chandeliers, arched mirrors, and a painted vaulted ceiling, with sunlight streaming through tall windows.

Boston: Faneuil Hall

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