Cross Hall

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Cross Hall is a central ceremonial corridor on the State Floor of the White House that connects key rooms and serves as a prominent space for presidential processions and receptions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial corridor
interior architectural space
accessPolicy not generally open to the public except on tours
adjacentTo Entrance Hall
architecturalStyle Neoclassical
belongsToComplex White House
surface form: White House Complex
city Washington, D.C.
connects Blue Room
East Room
Green Room
Red Room
State Dining Room
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decorChanges periodically updated to reflect different administrations
featuredIn official White House photographs
televised presidential addresses and ceremonies
floorMaterial marble
function ceremonial space
processional route for presidents
reception area for official events
governedBy White House Office of the Curator
surface form: Committee for the Preservation of the White House
hasDecor fine art from White House collection
historic furnishings
hasFeature chandeliers
decorative columns
paintings and portraits
series of arches
hasLighting ceiling chandeliers
historicalUse route for inaugural receptions
route for lying-in-state processions
locatedIn White House
locatedOn State Floor
maintainedBy White House Office of the Curator
orientation east–west corridor
overlooks North Portico
surface form: North Portico area (indirectly via Entrance Hall)
partOf White House
surface form: Executive Residence of the White House

State Floor of the White House
primaryUsers First Family of the United States
surface form: First Family

President of the United States
official guests
securityZone restricted area
symbolizes continuity of U.S. executive power
formality of the presidency
usedFor official receptions
presidential processions
press events
state occasions

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State Dining Room adjacentTo Cross Hall
White House State Floor contains Cross Hall
State Floor hasRoom Cross Hall