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' House of the Invalids '), commonly called Les Invalides (French pronunciation: [lez ɛ̃valid]; lit. ' The Invalids ' ), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris , France, containing museums and monuments , all relating to the military history of France , as well as a hospital and an Old Soldiers' retirement home , the ...
The Cour Carrée (French pronunciation: [kuʁ kaʁe], Square Court) is one of the main courtyards of the Louvre Palace in Paris. The wings surrounding it were built gradually, as the walls of the medieval Louvre were progressively demolished in favour of a Renaissance palace .
An ornate 19th-century porte-cochère, at Waddesdon Manor A modern example at a hospital. A porte-cochère (/ ˌ p ɔːr t k oʊ ˈ ʃ ɛ r /; French: [pɔʁt.kɔ.ʃɛʁ]; lit. ' coach gateway '; [1] pl. porte-cochères or portes-cochères) [2] is a doorway to a building or courtyard, "often very grand," through which vehicles can enter from the street [3] or a covered porch-like structure at ...
North wing of Louvre facing main courtyard. The Louvre Palace (French: Palais du Louvre, [palɛ dy luvʁ]), often referred to simply as the Louvre, is an iconic French palace located on the Right Bank of the Seine in Paris, occupying a vast expanse of land between the Tuileries Gardens and the church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois.
Cour in Quebec is a backyard (jardin in French), whereas in France cour has dropped this meaning and primarily means a courtyard (as well as other meanings like court). However, in some areas of France, such as in the mining regions of northern France, cour still means backyard.
The façade facing west, the French Garden, is the richest: it is adorned with a forecourt of four isolated columns [62] in the Corinthian style surmounted by capitals. [63] [note 7] On the south courtyard side, the ground floor is embossed horizontally, [note 8] while the main floor and attic are punctuated with Corinthian pilasters. [64]
One of the chambers is a courtyard known as the Patio del Harén ("Courtyard of the Harem"), located above and just west of the Sala de los Abencerrajes. It was part of an independent apartment which could be accessed from the palace's original street entrance. It is also located above a cistern which supplied water for the nearby Comares Baths.
Front facade Courtyard and entrance The Salon d'Hercule, fitted as a dining hall. The Château of Modave (French: Château de Modave, pronounced [ʃato də mɔdav]), also known as the Château des Comtes de Marchin (French pronunciation: [ʃato de kɔ̃t də maʁʃɛ̃], Château of the Counts of Marchin) is a château near the village of Modave in Liège Province, Wallonia, Belgium.