page_title: Cour d'honneur
hierarchical_section_title: Cour d'honneur
caption_attribution_description: English: Aerial view of the Palace of Versailles, France Français&#160;: Vue aérienne du Château de Versailles en France
context_page_description: A cour d'honneur is a three-sided ceremonial courtyard, created by flanking the main central block, or corps de logis, with symmetrical advancing secondary wings containing minor rooms. The Palace of Versailles and Blenheim Palace both feature such entrance courts.
context_section_description: A cour d'honneur (French: [kuʁ dɔnœʁ]; lit.  '"court of honor"'; German: Ehrenhof) is a three-sided ceremonial courtyard, created by flanking the main central block, or corps de logis, with symmetrical advancing secondary wings containing minor rooms. The Palace of Versailles (illustration) and Blenheim Palace (plan) both feature such entrance courts.
caption: Louis Le Vau opened up the interior court of the Château de Versailles to create the expansive entrance cour d'honneur, subsequently copied all over Europe.
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