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– History:
– In the Middle Ages, upper-class Britons and European nobility dined in the great hall, a large multi-function room.
– The family sat at the head table on a raised dais, with others seated in order of rank.
– Great halls had long trestle tables with benches and a busy atmosphere.
– Over time, intimate parlors became more popular for dining due to political and social changes.
– In the 18th century, ladies would withdraw to the drawing room after dinner, while gentlemen stayed in the dining room.

– Contemporary Usage:
– North American dining rooms typically have a table with chairs, sideboards, and china cabinets.
– Modern dining tables may have removable leaves for extra seating on special occasions.
– In the US and Canada, dining rooms are mostly used for formal dining or special events.
– Smaller homes may have breakfast bars or nooks for daily meals.
– In Britain, dining rooms were traditionally used only on Sundays.

– Gallery:
– Historical example of a domestic dining room in Germany.
– Dining room in the Łańcut Castle, Poland.
– Dining room of West End mansion at Hardman Farm near Helen, GA.
– Dining room at Sam Bell Maxey House in Paris, TX.
– Dining room at the Fujiya Hotel in Hakone.

– See Also:
– Cafeteria.
– Refectory.

– References:
– Halle, David (1993). Inside Culture: Art and Class in the American Home.
– Pingel, Maile (September 13, 2021). The Dining Room Is Back. The Washington Post.
– Living and Learning in Home Economics. Rex Bookstore, Inc.
– Dinette – definition of dinette by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Encyclopedia.
– Serving size.

Dining room (Wikipedia)

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A dining room is a room for consuming food. In modern times it is usually adjacent to the kitchen for convenience in serving, although in medieval times it was often on an entirely different floor level. Historically the dining room is furnished with a rather large dining table and several dining chairs; the most common shape is generally rectangular with two armed end chairs and an even number of un-armed side chairs along the long sides.