<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">great halls</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31418275</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:52:35</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">great chamber</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">great chambers</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">great hall</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">halls, great</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ In a royal palace, castle, large manor house, or hall house, the largest and central room of the house, often used for receptions and banqueting in the Middle Ages. In the country houses of the 16th and early 17th centuries, the great hall was also used by the family for eating and relaxing. ]]></dc:description></metadata>