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PRINCIPAL COURT-YARD [1 record]

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Record 1 1995-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
  • Architectural Design
DEF

in a medieval castle, an open space following a fore-court, and closed by walls or buildings.

OBS

Quadrangle: A rectangular courtyard enclosed by buildings on all sides and sometimes within a large building complex. The arrangement is often found in colleges and schools.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
  • Conception architecturale
DEF

Espace de réception dans un immeuble, un hôtel, un château.

CONT

La cour de la forteresse médiévale devient à l'époque classique un espace intermédiaire entre le portail d'entrée et le logis, dans le château comme dans l'hôtel urbain : c'est une cour d'honneur, souvent distincte de la cour des communs et parfois même précédée d'une avant-cour.

Spanish

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