Blenheim Palace, unscaled plan of the Corps de logis. The corps de logis is the large central block. Secondary wings containing kitchens and domestic offices flank the corps de logis creating the "Cour d'Honneur".

Corps de logis is the architectural term which refers to the principal block of a large, usually classical, mansion or palace. It contains the principal rooms, state apartments and entrance. The grandest and finest rooms are often on the first floor above the ground level, this floor is the piano nobile. Unscaled and simplified plan of blenheim palace, drawn by uploader who releases into public domain This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Unscaled and simplified plan of blenheim palace, drawn by uploader who releases into public domain This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Blenheim Palace, The Cour dHonneur is the large central court formed by the secondary wings containing kitchens and domestic offices flanking the Corps de logis Versailles: Louis Le Vau opened up the interior court to create the expansive entrance cour dhonneur, later copied all over Europe Cour d... // Scope and intentions According to the very earliest surviving work on the subject, Vitruvius De Architectura, good buildings should have Beauty (Venustas), Firmness (Firmitas) and Utility (Utilitas); architecture can be said to be a balance and coordination among these three elements, with none overpowering the others. ... The word classical has several meanings: Pertaining to the societies of the classical antiquity, ancient Greece or Rome. ... Mansion near Almelo, The Netherlands A mansion is a large and stately dwelling house. ... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ... Blenheim Palace, un-scaled plan of the piano nobile. ... Kedleston Hall. ...

The corps de logis is usually flanked by lower secondary wings. When the secondary wings form a three sided courtyard, the court is known as the Cour d'Honneur Blenheim Palace, The Cour dHonneur is the large central court formed by the secondary wings containing kitchens and domestic offices flanking the Corps de logis Versailles: Louis Le Vau opened up the interior court to create the expansive entrance cour dhonneur, later copied all over Europe Cour d...

Examples of a corps de logis can be found in many of the most notable classical buildings of Europe including the Palace of Versailles , Blenheim Palace and the Palazzo Pitti. Versailles: Louis Le Vau opened up the interior court to create the expansive entrance cour dhonneur, later copied all over Europe The Château de Versailles — often called the Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles — is a royal château, outside the gates of which the village of Versailles... Blenheim Palace, The Great Court. ... Early, tinted 20th-century photograph of the Palazzo Pitti, then still known as La Residenza Reale following the residency of King Emmanuel II between 1865–71, when Florence was the capital of Italy. ...