cour d’honneur (main courtyard)

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The cour d’honneur (main courtyard) is the grand central courtyard of Paris’s Hôtel des Invalides, historically used for military ceremonies and framed by monumental classical façades.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural element
courtyard
access entered from the main gate on the north side of Hôtel des Invalides
architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart
Libéral Bruant
architecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

French classical architecture
associatedWith French military history
Napoleonic memory
centralRole organizing space of the Hôtel des Invalides complex
city Paris
constructedDuring reign of Louis XIV
constructionStart late 17th century
continent Europe
country France
currentUse reception space for official visitors
venue for military and national commemorations
designedAs grand representational space for the monarchy and the army
designedFor royal military hospital and retirement home complex
floorMaterial stone
hasColonnade yes
hasFeature arcaded galleries on multiple sides
balustrades and classical orders
central axis aligned with main entrance of Hôtel des Invalides
symmetrical façades
hasFunction main ceremonial courtyard of Hôtel des Invalides
hasView Saint-Louis-des-Invalides church
Hôtel des Invalides
surface form: Église du Dôme of Hôtel des Invalides
heritageStatus part of a classified historic monument in France
historicalUse assembly space for invalid soldiers
review ground for troops
setting for military honors and funerals
locatedIn 7th arrondissement of Paris
location Hôtel des Invalides
surface form: Hôtel des Invalides, Paris, France
notableEventLocation national homage ceremonies in France
state funerals of French military figures
openToPublic yes
partOf Hôtel des Invalides
paving stone-paved courtyard
shape rectangular courtyard
surroundedBy monumental classical façades
touristAttraction yes
usedBy French Army
French state authorities
usedFor military ceremonies
official parades
state ceremonies

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Hôtel des Invalides hasPart cour d’honneur (main courtyard)