Great Hall Roof Supports

The hammer beam roof was completed in 1999.

Great hall roof supports.

The enchanted ceiling is the high ceiling that covers the huge great hall of hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Recently as part of an extensive restoration project undertaken by historic scotland the hammerbeam roof of the great hall at stirling castle was completely restored. Green oak from 350 perthshire trees was used to fabricate and erect 57 hammerbeam trusses spanning approximately 15 metres. In the tradition of great hall architecture the king s master carpenter hugh herland erected an open timber roof over richard s new hall.

His creation is one of the acknowledged structural and. Harry potter château harry potter places harry potter castle harry potter studios harry potter drawings warner brothers harry potter deathly hallows part 1 hogwarts great hall minecraft blueprints. Hip roofs are more stable than gable roofs and more resistant to strong winds and hurricane. The most notable and written about inner dividing wall is the screens passage wall.

It is said that the mimicry of the sky outside is so exact that at first glance one would believe that there is no ceiling at all and that the hall simply opens upon the heavens. Great hall this splendid chamber 108 feet long by 40 feet wide and 60 feet high was used for banquets receptions masques and balls and other functions. Floor plan of the great hypostyle hall. So far no controversy.

On both sides of a central hall round columns supported two large roof sections. Everyone who sees it including the stirlingfolk seem to agree it really looks great. This was a generally wooden very occassional stone wall that screened the lower part of the great hall in which were the doors to kitchen service rooms and entrance from the rest of the hall thus reducing drafts from the outside and smells from the kitchen. Great hall roofs left is full size film set right is digital model.

The south elevation of the great hall before the restoration and after. This is a great option for buildings with more complex layout than a simple rectangular of square and is a type of roof that will hold well in rain snow or windy conditions. A cross hipped roof is a common roof type with perpendicular hip sections that form an l or t shape in the roof hip. The enchanted ceiling is bewitched to look like the sky outside and to mirror the weather.

The completed hammer beam roof as seen from inside the great hall.