snostupidquestions·No Stupid Questionsbysem What kinds of public buildings have solariums?On my day off, I want to go to a building with a glass enclosed room that lets in sunlight and is warm. Is that called a solarium? I can't find anywhere on Google maps. How can I find such a place?View original on piefed.blahaj.zone17Comments5
PPonyOfWar pawb.socialI think you're looking for a conservatory or sunroom. Maybe check for a nearby botanical garden?16
pphdepressed sh.itjust.worksA lot of conservatories/arboretums have these types of spaces in addition to the hotter more humid greenhouse areas.8
sswicano slrpnk.net2Hide 2 repliesThe one at biltmore or some other old timey robber baron house was called a 'winter garden'5
ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠 replyslrpnk.net1Hide 1 replySeconding "winter garden". There's three I know of in Chicago that are open to the public: Harold Washington Library eighth floor the lobby bar of the Hoxton hotel the lobby of the U of C business school Hyde Park campus main building 5
ssem replypiefed.blahaj.zoneThank you all! I continue my search for conservatories, greenhouses, sun rooms, winter gardens, and also robber baron houses.3
I think you're looking for a conservatory or sunroom. Maybe check for a nearby botanical garden?
A lot of conservatories/arboretums have these types of spaces in addition to the hotter more humid greenhouse areas.
The one at biltmore or some other old timey robber baron house was called a 'winter garden'
Seconding "winter garden". There's three I know of in Chicago that are open to the public:
Harold Washington Library eighth floor
the lobby bar of the Hoxton hotel
the lobby of the U of C business school Hyde Park campus main building
Thank you all! I continue my search for conservatories, greenhouses, sun rooms, winter gardens, and also robber baron houses.