Ballroom

The phrase "having a ball" has grown to encompass many events where person(s) are having fun, not just dancing.

On the eve of the event, the rows of seats are removed from the stalls, and a new floor, level with the stage, is built.

Sometimes ballrooms have stages in the front of the room where the host or a special guest can speak.

The websites and materials about some places add up multiple spaces, rooms, and balconies, and floors.

However, this list ranks ballrooms based on the size of one single open space with a hardwood floor.

An opulent ballroom at the Catherine Palace near St. Petersburg , Russia
Postcard of the ballroom at the Metropolitan Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas, undated