A dormitory, also known as a hall of residence or a residence hall, is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as boarding school, high school, college or university students. In some countries, it can also refer to a room containing several beds accommodating people.
An American college dormitory room in 2002
Broward Hall at the University of Florida in the 1960s
Aerial view of Bancroft Hall at the US Naval academy, said to be the largest dormitory building in the US
Aberdare Hall at Cardiff University, built in 1895, one of the few remaining single-sex halls of residence in the UK
A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word "boarding" is used in the sense of "room and board", i.e. lodging and meals. As they have existed for many centuries, and now extend across many countries, their functioning, codes of conduct and ethos vary greatly. Children in boarding schools study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers or administrators. Some boarding schools also have day students who attend the institution during the day and return home in the evenings.
Dollar Academy, a boarding school in Scotland
West Finland College, a boarding school in Huittinen, Finland
Boarding house of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney, New South Wales
Dormitory at The Armidale School, Australia, 1898
