Keur Moussa Abbey refectory, Keur Moussa, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Norwich Cathedral with New Refectory, hostry and spire, Norwich, Norfolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rice trough inside remains of monastic refectory, Northern Ruins, Anuradhapura, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Vvedenskaya Refectory Church in the Trinity Monastery, Chernihiv, Ukraine, Europe

South gabled end of the lay brothers refectory and remains of the church beyond, 12th century ruins, Waverley Abbey, Farnhham, Surrey, England, UK, Europe

Refectory of St. John the Divine, St. Michael Monastery, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Pietro Cavallini's last judgement at Santa Cecilia Refectory, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Refectory, Notre Dame du Bec Benedictine Abbey, Le Bec Hellouin, Eure, Normandy, France, Europe

Refectory, Santa Maria Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alcobaca, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

The Refectory Church, Mikhaylovsky Monastery, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Dining hall at Koutloumoussiou monastery, Mount Athos, Greece, Europe

Dining hall at Saint-Francois de Sales monastery, Evian, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Refectory, Dunfermline Abbey and Palace, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Refectory at the Benedictine Monastery famous for frescoes in cloisters depicting the life of St. Benedict, Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Nuns praying before eating their meals, Sakyadhita Thilashin Nunnery School, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

Nuns eating their meals, Sakyadhita Thilashin Nunnery School, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

Primary school in Africa. Kitchen

Primary school in Africa. Meal ladies

Arched roof of the refectory, Bebenhausen monastery, Bebenhausen, Tuebingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Arched roof of the refectory, Bebenhausen monastery, Bebenhausen, Tuebingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Refectory, Cistercian monastery, Maulbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Looking through the meal slot in the dining hall into the kitchen in the prison, Alcatraz Island, California, USA

Dining room, igloo, Icehotel Kakslauttanen, Ivalo, Lapland, Finnland, Europe

Ceiling fresco, The Heavenly Banquet by Siard Noseck˝, Summer Refectory, Strahov Monastery, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Shrine in the refectory, Bishop's Castle, museum, Eagle Castle, Kuressaare, Saaremaa Island, Estonia, Baltic States, Northern Europe

Dining room in the Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, Heritage Hotel, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia

Stucco work, winter refectory, Strahov Monastery, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

The fountain and water basin in the Claustro Real, the royal cloister. The monastery of Batalha, Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitoria, listed as UNESCO world heritage site. A tourist attraction north of Lisboa. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

Azulejo in the refectory. Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Jeronimos Monastery, Hieronymites Monastery) in Belem, listed as UNESCO world heritage. Lisbon (Lisboa), the capital of Portugal Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

David Gareja Monastery Complex (The 6th Century Rock-Hewn Georgian Orthodox Monastery With Hundreds Of Cave Cells, Churches, Chapels, Refectories And Living Quarters), Kakheti, Georgia

Windows of the Refectory of the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel, France

The two towers of the Concordia station, with the French, Italian and European flags flying in the wind, under a blue sky veiled with cirrus clouds aligned in the direction of the wind. The two towers are linked by a tunnel. They are permanently heated to 20°C by the diesel engine that generates the station's electricity. The left tower is the "quiet tower", housing the hospital, bedrooms;34 beds) and offices. The right tower is the "noisy tower": it houses a small workshop, the emergency generator, the waste room, the technical office, the video room, the living room, the kitchens and the refectory. The two towers are about ten meters apart to prevent the risk of fire spreading. Fire is an Antarctic expeditionary's worst nightmare; the French have a very bad experience of it. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.