hunting lodge
Noun
Meaning
a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter
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After the death of his consort Maria Theresa of Spain in 1683, Louis XIV undertook the enlargement and remodeling of the royal apartments in the original part of the palace, the former hunting lodge built by his father.
In 1624, he acquired more and entrusted Philibert Le Roy with the construction of a small hunting lodge of red bricks and stone with a slate roof.
History After 1830, Sir Robert Gordon made major alterations to the original castle - lithograph by Josef Kriehuber, 1846 King Robert II of Scotland (1316–1390) had a hunting lodge in the area.
The etymology of the name is uncertain, but some propose it may derive from the name of a Royal hunting lodge, the Palacio de la Zarzuela near Madrid, where, allegedly, this type of entertainment was first presented to the court.
Grover’s Bar and Grill is famous for its tasty, behemoth burgers, served in Grover Cleveland’s former hunting lodge.
I am staying in a cabin that Howard Hughes used as a hunting lodge.