throne room

noun

a chamber, usually containing a throne, used by a sovereign for audiences.
the location of actual power or authority, as in a particular government or business organization.

First recorded in 1860–65

And what the heck did Rust see in the domed "Carcosa" throne room before Childress leapt from the shadows and stabbed him?

Admittedly, Fergie is ghastly, but it seems unlikely she is planning a throne-room coup led by Cressida.

The couple are now featured in a special 'Royal Zone' throne room setting in London.

Jerked to our feet, we were hurried from the big throne room, down a corridor, through a great open door which closed behind us.

He stopped at a door guarded by a single soldier, who saluted but spat as soon as Umballa had passed into the throne room.

Mrs. Slade's perfectly-matched drawing-room took on the semblance of a throne-room, in which she had seen herself usurped.

Remember the tale that I read to you in the throne-room of Baldar.

Thus attired, she went forth to the throne room to greet the suitor who awaited her.

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