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This page is about BDSM play; for other topics see Dungeon (disambiguation).
A St. Andrew's Cross at a professional New York City dungeon.
A St. Andrew's Cross at a professional New York City dungeon. The St Andrew's Cross, Crux decussata, X-cross or saltire cross, is a common sight in BDSM dungeons because of its practicality and The City of New York

In BDSM (bondage/discipline, Dominance/submission, sadism/masochism) play, a dungeon is any space set aside for scene activities. BDSM, a scene is a complete encounter It may or may not involve sexual activity It may or may not be underground and may or may not resemble a stereotypical dungeon from a Robin Hood film. Robin Hood is an archetypal figure in English folklore, whose story originates from medieval times but who remains significant in popular culture where

Private dungeons are often fabricated in residential basements or spare rooms. BDSM organizations sometimes secure space for their members to play; old warehouses and factory spaces are popular for this. Some dungeons are open to the public on a membership basis or as a nightclub. These are called "public dungeons" even if they are only open to members.

Dungeon equipment.
Dungeon equipment.

A professional dominant or dominatrix will often maintain their own dungeon, or several ProDoms may join together in a common facility often called a ProDom house, where they may share staff such as receptionists or cleaning staff. A dominatrix (from the Latin dominatrix, meaning a female ruler or Mistress plural dominatrices or dominatrixes) or Mistress is a woman who A dominatrix (from the Latin dominatrix, meaning a female ruler or Mistress plural dominatrices or dominatrixes) or Mistress is a woman who A dominatrix (from the Latin dominatrix, meaning a female ruler or Mistress plural dominatrices or dominatrixes) or Mistress is a woman who

More recently, since the BDSM community has become more established, there has been the emergence of specialist dungeons specifically for couples to hire in order for them to explore their play more deeply.

It is common for a dungeon space to be fitted with attachments for shackles and cuffs, as well as numerous other forms of furniture for BDSM play including, but not limited to, stocks, cages, spanking benches, and so forth. Many are quite elaborately decorated, with expensive furnishings and appointments in styles from Bauhaus to Baroque--but even a simple closet or storage room can be used as a dungeon. ("House of Building" or "Building School" is the common term for the, a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts and was famous Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc

When clubs or organizations run a BDSM dungeon, one or more persons who have been trained in BDSM safety are usually appointed as "dungeon monitor" to ensure safe and responsible play. A dungeon monitor (sometimes referred to as a dungeon master or simply a DM) is a person charged with supervising a playspace (or " dungeon "

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Erotic furniture represents any form of Furniture that can act as an aid to Sexual intercourse. spanking bench or spanking horse is a piece of furniture used to position a spankee on for punishment with or without restraints The Berkley Horse is a BDSM apparatus supposedly designed for or by Theresa Berkley in 1828 This page is about BDSM play for other topics see Cage (disambiguation. Taming-shrew-1815jpg|220px|thumb|right|1815 depiction probably imaginative]]A bondage bed is a Bed designed for bondage and BDSM play
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