Gin Palace (English spelling) Ginpalace

…In place of the “pub culture,” the middle class, or bourgeoisie, tried to force workers to have what might be called “rational entertainment,” a “wholesome entertainment” that avoided alcohol and gambling, but the latter was not easily accepted by workers, and how to spend leisure time became an important aspect of the class struggle in the 19th century. Pubs, which were originally just an enlarged version of a room in an ordinary home, became larger and more luxurious in both interior and exterior, using a lot of glass, and became independent buildings that were called “gin palaces” in the 1830s. From this time on, the interior was partitioned and divided into pubs and saloons (seats for somewhat more elite customers, where the same alcoholic beverages were sold at a slightly higher price). However, in big cities such as London, there are now many pubs that do not make this distinction. …

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…〈パブの文化〉に代わって，中産階級つまりブルジョアジーが労働者に強制しようとしたのは〈合理的娯楽〉とでもいうべき，アルコールや賭けを避けた〈健全な娯楽〉であったが，後者は容易に労働者には受け入れられず，余暇の過ごし方が19世紀における階級闘争の重要な一局面をなすに至った。　もともと普通の家庭の一間を大きくしただけの構造であったパブが大型化し，ガラスなどを多用した豪華な内･外装をほどこし，〈ジン御殿gin palace〉などと呼ばれるほどの独立の建物になったのは1830年代で，このころから内部が仕切られ，パブとサルーン(いくらか上客向きの席で，同じ酒類がやや高く売られる)に区分されるようになった。しかし，ロンドンなどの大都会では，今ではこの区別のないパブが多くなっている。…

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