A palm court is a large atrium with palm trees, usually in a prestigious hotel, where functions are staged, notably thés dansants. Examples include London's Langham Hotel (1865), Alexandra Palace (1873), Carlton Hotel (1899), and Ritz Hotel (1906), the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh (1902), the Alexandria Hotel (court added in 1911) in Los Angeles, San Francisco's Palace Hotel, the Britannia Hotel in Trondheim and the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
A palm court is a large atrium with palm trees, usually in a prestigious hotel, where functions are staged, notably thés dansants. Examples include London's Langham Hotel (1865), Alexandra Palace (1873), Carlton Hotel (1899), and Ritz Hotel (1906), the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh (1902), the Alexandria Hotel (court added in 1911) in Los Angeles, San Francisco's Palace Hotel, the Britannia Hotel in Trondheim and the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
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