A hallway (also passage, passageway, corridor or hall) is an interior space in a building that is used to connect other rooms. Hallways are generally long and narrow. Hallways must be sufficiently wide to ensure buildings can be evacuated during a fire, and to allow people in

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s to navigate them. The minimum width of a hallway is governed by

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s. Minimum widths in residences are in the United States. Hallways are wider in higher-traffic settings, such as schools and hospitals. In 1597 John Thorpe is the first recorded architect to replace multiple connected rooms with rooms along a corridor each accessed by a separate door.

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