The era of the Middle Ages.
In those times, the stoves — fireplaces were laid out of the cramped natural stone. Later, instead of stone, they began to use brick, which positively affected the characteristics of such fireplaces. Evolved their constructions. The sizes of both the fireplaces themselves and the chimneys have increased. To the main functions: cooking and heating of housing and aesthetic. Fireplaces began to enjoy honor and respect. They emphasized the welfare of their owners. A room with a fireplace in rich houses began to be called a «fireplace hall». Some representatives of the fireplace family amazed in their size, in some of them it was easily frying a spit of a whole bull carrier.
