cour d'honneur

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The cour d'honneur is a grand formal courtyard, typically enclosed on three sides by palace buildings, used as an impressive ceremonial entrance space.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Cour d'Honneur 1
cour d'honneur canonical 1
cour d’honneur 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural element
courtyard type
associatedWith châteaux
grand houses
palace architecture
contrastsWith enclosed cloister courtyard
informal garden court
designGoal create dramatic first impression
emphasize central axis of building
express hierarchy and order
hasDefinition a grand formal courtyard used as an impressive ceremonial entrance space
hasEtymologyLanguage French
hasFeature architectural framing by façades
central visual axis
formal paving or ground treatment
gate or screen on open side
monumental scale
open side facing approach or entrance axis
symmetrical composition
hasFunction space for ceremonial assemblies
staging area for carriages or vehicles
transition between exterior approach and main building
historicalAssociation Baroque architecture
Classical architecture
French palace design
literalMeaning court of honor
mayInclude formal planting beds or parterres
fountains
statues or monuments
notableExample Hôtel des Invalides
surface form: Les Invalides cour d'honneur

Cour Carrée of the Louvre
surface form: Louvre Palace cour d'honneur

Place d’Armes, Versailles
surface form: Palace of Versailles cour d'honneur
relatedConcept ceremonial plaza
court of honor
forecourt
spatialRelation located in front of main entrance façade
often aligned with main approach avenue
typicalLayout courtyard enclosed on three sides by buildings
typicalPlan U-shaped building arrangement
typicalUse ceremonial entrance
display of status and power
processional space
reception of visitors
usedBy aristocratic townhouses
royal residences
state or governmental palaces

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Neues Palais hasPart cour d'honneur
Palais-Royal hasPart cour d'honneur
this entity surface form: Cour d'Honneur
Hôtel de Thellusson, Paris hasPart cour d'honneur
subject surface form: Hôtel de Thellusson
this entity surface form: cour d’honneur