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Blenheim Palace, unscaled plan of the Corps de logis. The corps de logis is the large central block. Secondary wings containing kitchens and domestic offices flank the corps de logis creating the "Cour d'Honneur".
Corps de logis is the architectural term which refers to the principal block of a large, usually classical, mansion or palace. It contains the principal rooms, state apartments and entrance. The grandest and finest rooms are often on the first floor above the ground level: this floor is the piano nobile.
The corps de logis is usually flanked by lower secondary wings. When the secondary wings form a three sided courtyard, the court is known as the Cour d'Honneur.
Examples of a corps de logis can be found in many of the most notable classical buildings of Europe including the Palace of Versailles, Blenheim Palace and the Palazzo Pitti.
Architecture is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. A wider definition often includes the design of the total built environment: from the macrolevel of town planning, urban design, and landscape architecture to the microlevel of construction details and,
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The term Classical Architecture has a specific archaeological meaning, relating to the architecture of Classical Greece. However the term is used by architectural historians to refer to a number of styles derived, directly or loosely, from this source.
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A mansion is a large dwelling house typically built for the wealthy. The word itself derives (through Old French) from the Latin word mansus the perfect passive participle of manere "to remain" or "to stay".
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palace is the home of a head of state or other high-ranking public figure. In some countries, such as Italy, the term is also applied to some private mansions. Many palaces are now put to other uses such as parliaments or museums.
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State Room in a large European mansion, is usually one of a suite of very grand rooms which were designed to impress. The term was most widely used in the 17th and 18th centuries. They were the most lavishly decorated in the house and contained the finest works of art.
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piano nobile is the principal floor of a large house, usually built in one of the styles of classical renaissance architecture. This floor contains the principal reception and bedrooms of the house.
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Cour d'Honneur, sometimes literally translated as "Court of Honour", is the architectural term for defining a three-sided courtyard, created when the main central corps de logis is flanked by symmetrical advancing secondary wings, containing minor rooms.
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State Party France
Type Cultural
Criteria i, ii, vi
Reference 83
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription 1979 (3rd Session)
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Type Cultural
Criteria i, ii, vi
Reference 83
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription 1979 (3rd Session)
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Blenheim Palace is a large and monumental country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the only non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title "palace". The Palace, one of England's largest houses, was built between 1705 and circa 1722.
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Palazzo Pitti, in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast mainly Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio.
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