Room
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| + | [[Image:Theatre from Ars Memoriae by Robert Fludd.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''[[Theatrum Orbi]]'' by Robert Fludd]] | ||
| + | [[Image:The Bookworm by Carl Spitzweg.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[The Bookworm]]'' (c. 1850) by Carl Spitzweg]] | ||
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| + | "All of [[humanity's problems]] stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a [[room]] alone." --[[Blaise Pascal]] | ||
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| + | "I have undertaken and completed a forty-two day journey around my [[room]]."--''[[A Journey Around My Room]]'' (1794) by Xavier de Maistre | ||
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| - | {{GFDL}} | + | A '''room''', in [[architecture]], is any distinguishable [[space]] within a [[structure]]. Most typically a room is separated by interior walls from other spaces or [[passage (architecture)|passageway]]s; moreover, it is separated by an exterior wall from outdoor areas, sometimes with a [[door]]. |
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| + | ==Historical room types== | ||
| + | In early structures, diverse room types could be identified to include [[bedroom]]s, [[kitchen]]s, [[bathroom|bathing room]]s, reception rooms and other specialized uses. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[House]] | ||
| + | *[[Bathroom]] | ||
| + | *[[Boudoir]] | ||
| + | *[[Furniture]] | ||
| + | *[[Library]] | ||
| + | *[[Living room]] | ||
| + | *[[Salon]] | ||
| + | *[[Bedroom]] | ||
| + | *[[Dining room]] | ||
| == Namesakes == | == Namesakes == | ||
| - | *''[[A Journey around my Room]]'' | + | *''[[A Room of One's Own]]'' (1929) by Virginia Woolf |
| + | *''[[A Journey Around My Room]]'' (1794) by Xavier de Maistre | ||
| *''[[Room 101]]'' | *''[[Room 101]]'' | ||
| *''[[Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key]]'' | *''[[Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key]]'' | ||
| - | *''[[A Room with a View (film)]]'' | + | *''[[A Room with a View ]]'' |
| - | *''[[The Bed-Sitting Room]]'' | + | *''[[The Bedsitting Room (play)]]'' |
| *''[[Room at the Top (novel)]]'' | *''[[Room at the Top (novel)]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[I Am Sitting in a Room]]'' | ||
| + | * [[Locked room mystery]] | ||
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A room, in architecture, is any distinguishable space within a structure. Most typically a room is separated by interior walls from other spaces or passageways; moreover, it is separated by an exterior wall from outdoor areas, sometimes with a door.
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Historical room types
In early structures, diverse room types could be identified to include bedrooms, kitchens, bathing rooms, reception rooms and other specialized uses.
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See also
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Namesakes
- A Room of One's Own (1929) by Virginia Woolf
- A Journey Around My Room (1794) by Xavier de Maistre
- Room 101
- Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key
- A Room with a View
- The Bedsitting Room (play)
- Room at the Top (novel)
- I Am Sitting in a Room
- Locked room mystery
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