Stock Photo - Alexandria Ballroom, 1793, Alexandria, Virginia, American Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, “Originally the second-story assembly room in John Gadsby´s City Tavern in Alexandria, Virginia—a major coach stop on the principal north-south land route—this stately public chamber was the site of several important historical events In 1798, George Washington celebrated his final birth night ball in the room and, in 1824 and 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette was entertained here during his triumphal American visit The musicians´ gallery—a small balcony along the room´s south wall—suggests the room´s original function ” – Museum Text Label