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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cour d’honneur (main courtyard) canonical 1

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Statements (47)

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 architecture ⓘ
linked to: Baroque

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 ⓘ
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, 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) ⓘ