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Long tables, carved ceilings, stained glass, and portraits give these college dining halls the look of a Hogwarts feast. Students really eat in these rooms, whether for everyday meals or formal dinners. Christ Church’s hall inspired the film set, and the captions point out where the resemblance comes from.

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Christ Church Hall, Oxford
Christ Church Hall, Oxford: Long rows of table lamps lead toward a wall of portraits in Christ Church’s Tudor hall…
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Annenberg Hall, Harvard University
Annenberg Hall, Harvard University: First-year students eat under the hammerbeam trusses and stenciled ceiling of Harvard’s…
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Hutchinson Commons, University of Chicago
Hutchinson Commons, University of Chicago: Portraits line the walls of a hall modeled on Christ Church Hall at Oxford. At…
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Procter Hall, Princeton University
Procter Hall, Princeton University: A hammerbeam ceiling and the Seven Liberal Arts stained-glass window give Procter Hall…
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Trinity College Hall, Cambridge
Trinity College Hall, Cambridge: Dark hammerbeams cross the ceiling above long wooden tables in Trinity College’s 1604…
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Commons at Yale Schwarzman Center
Commons at Yale Schwarzman Center: Chandeliers hang from a high timber ceiling over rows of tables in Yale’s Commons. The…
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Trinity College Dining Hall, Dublin
Trinity College Dining Hall, Dublin: Carved fireplaces and portraits of college chancellors overlook the dining room that…
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Magdalen College Hall, Oxford
Magdalen College Hall, Oxford: Portraits look down over the tables in Magdalen’s late-medieval hall. The college began…
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Great Hall at Durham Castle
Great Hall at Durham Castle: Bishop Antony Bek built this medieval hall in the early 1300s. Today, Durham’s University…
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Strachan Hall, Trinity College, Toronto
Strachan Hall, Trinity College, Toronto: Tall stained-glass windows and a dark timber roof frame a dining hall that opened…
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Keble College Dining Hall, Oxford
Keble College Dining Hall, Oxford: A patterned ceiling arches over rows of table lamps at Keble, with geometric tilework…
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Balliol College Dining Hall, Oxford
Balliol College Dining Hall, Oxford: Rows of portraits and broad pointed windows face Balliol’s long tables. Architect…
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New College Dining Hall, Oxford
New College Dining Hall, Oxford: Former wardens’ portraits look down on the tables above linenfold paneling in New…
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King’s College Dining Hall, Cambridge
King’s College Dining Hall, Cambridge: Stained glass fills the tall bay above the high end of the room. William Wilkins…
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St. John’s College Hall, Cambridge
St. John’s College Hall, Cambridge: Gold detailing picks out the dark ceiling of this sixteenth-century hall. Students wear…
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South Dining Hall, University of Notre Dame
South Dining Hall, University of Notre Dame: Pointed windows and hanging lights brighten one of the dining rooms at Notre…
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Community Hall, Whitman College, Princeton
Community Hall, Whitman College, Princeton: Oak beams rise above Whitman College’s dining room. The hall is part of a…
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Wadham College Dining Hall, Oxford
Wadham College Dining Hall, Oxford: Oak paneling and a high hammerbeam ceiling frame Wadham’s long dining tables. The…
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Burwash Dining Hall, Victoria University, Toronto
Burwash Dining Hall, Victoria University, Toronto: Wooden trusses and high windows overlook the tables in Burwash Dining…

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