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Corps de logis

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Corps de logis is an architectural term referring to the principal block of a large, usually classical, mansion or palace. [1]

11 relations: Architecture, Blenheim Palace, Classical architecture, Cour d'honneur, Manor house, Mansion, Palace, Palace of Versailles, Palazzo Pitti, Piano nobile, State room.

Architecture

Architecture is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings or any other structures.

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Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace (pronounced) is a monumental English country house situated in the civil parish of Blenheim near Woodstock, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

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Classical architecture

Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the works of Vitruvius.

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Cour d'honneur

Cour d'honneur (court of honor) is the architectural term for a three-sided ceremonial courtyard, created by flanking the main central block, or corps de logis, with symmetrical advancing secondary wings containing minor rooms.

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Manor house

A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor.

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Mansion

A mansion is a large dwelling house.

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Palace

A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop.

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Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles (Château de Versailles;, or) was the principal residence of the Kings of France from Louis XIV in 1682 until the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789.

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Palazzo Pitti

The Palazzo Pitti, in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast, mainly Renaissance, palace in Florence, Italy.

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Piano nobile

The piano nobile (Italian, "noble floor" or "noble level", also sometimes referred to by the corresponding French term, bel étage) is the principal floor of a large house, usually built in one of the styles of Classical Renaissance architecture.

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State room

A state room in a large European mansion is usually one of a suite of very grand rooms which were designed to impress.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_de_logis

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