page_title: Facade
hierarchical_section_title: Facade
caption_attribution_description: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, Fassade
context_page_description: A facade or façade is usually one side of the outside of a building. It is very often the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. The word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face".
context_section_description: A facade or façade (/fəˈsɑːd/) is usually one side of the outside of a building. It is very often the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear.  The word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face".
caption: Facade of the Strasbourg Cathedral
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