Smoking room

– Locations and facilities:
– Smoking rooms can be found in public buildings like airports and workplaces.
– These rooms are equipped with chairs, ashtrays, and ventilation.
– They are usually free to enter, with a possible smoking age restriction.
– Cigarette companies may sponsor these rooms, displaying their brand names.
– Major airports accommodate smoking to serve bored or nervous travelers.

– Historical use in private British houses:
– Smoking gained popularity in Great Britain during the Crimean War in the 1850s.
– Gentlemen would retreat to smoking rooms after dinner in large private houses.
– Smoking rooms were furnished with velvet curtains and masculine decorations.
– Smoking became illegal in enclosed public places in the UK in 2007.
– Exceptions include smoking rooms in tobacconists and mental health units.

– See also:
– Smoking ban
– Passive smoking

– References:
– Wikimedia Commons has media related to Smoking rooms.
– Outdoor Smoking Shelter.
– Pion, M (1 March 2004). Airport smoking rooms don’t work.
– The National Archives – Exhibitions & Learning online – British Battles.
– Advice on smoking at work.

Smoking room (Wikipedia)

For the 2002 film, see Smoking Room (film). For the BBC television series, see The Smoking Room.

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A smoking room (or smoking lounge) is a room which is specifically provided and furnished for smoking, generally in buildings where smoking is otherwise prohibited.