Cour Carrée courtyard

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The Cour Carrée courtyard is the historic square courtyard at the heart of the Louvre Palace in Paris, enclosed by classical façades that reflect the evolution of French royal architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural ensemble ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
architecturalStyle French classical architecture ⓘ
Louis XIII style ⓘ
Louis XIV style ⓘ
Renaissance architecture ⓘ
belongsTo French state ⓘ
city Paris ⓘ
constructionStart 16th century ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentFunction museum courtyard ⓘ
enclosedBy classical façades ⓘ
hasCentralArea open paved square ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance key element of the Louvre architectural ensemble ⓘ
symbol of French royal power ⓘ
hasEnglishName Square Court ⓘ
hasFrenchName Cour Carrée ⓘ
hasNotableViewOf Louvre façades ⓘ
hasPaving stone paving ⓘ
hasShape square courtyard ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France) ⓘ
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime France ⓘ
linked to: Ancien Régime

French Renaissance ⓘ
isOpenSpaceWithin Louvre Palace complex ⓘ
linked to: Louvre Palace
locatedIn France ⓘ
Louvre Palace ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
Île-de-France ⓘ
majorRebuilding 17th century ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Louvre Pyramid ⓘ
Rue de Rivoli ⓘ
Seine River ⓘ
linked to: River Seine
originalFunction royal palace courtyard ⓘ
partOf Louvre ⓘ
linked to: Louvre Museum

Louvre Palace ⓘ
positionInComplex heart of the Louvre Palace ⓘ
reflects evolution of French royal architecture ⓘ
surroundedBy Louvre museum wings ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedBy French monarchy (historically) ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

southern wing of the Cour Carrée → formsSideOf → Cour Carrée courtyard ⓘ
Pont du Carrousel → namedAfter → Cour Carrée du Louvre (Carrousel courtyard) ⓘ
linked to: Cour Carrée courtyard