north side leads from the avant-cour to an ample forecourt, flanked by raised terraces on either side, a layout evoking the cour d'honneur of older aristocratic...

three round towers, one at the avant-cour and the others at the bridge across the moat. The east and west wings frame a cour d'honneur, beyond which is the...

gateways stood at the far ends of the avenues. On either side of the avant-cour, Mansart constructed the stables, masterworks of architecture whose monumental...

The Royal Gate of the Palace of Versailles separates the Cour d'Honneur from the Royal Court of the Palace of Versailles. It is also located between the...

français de la Culture. (in French) Parking Place D'Armes (www.placedarmesversailles.blogspot.fr/) Place d’armes and Avant-cour (www.sculpturesversailles.fr)...

statues by Jan Chrysostom Redler (1754). The fence between the initial (avant cour) and honor courtyard was adorned in 1757 with two monumental sculptures...

crowning the dome. The inner court was about two thirds the width of the avant-cour. The main corps de logis was domed; its left-hand range enclosed the modest...

Logement des Etrangers Logement de Monsieur le Chancellier Facing the outer Avant-Cour are two wings, the northern wing connected to the main building and the...

portrayal of French fashion designer Coco Chanel in the biographical drama Coco avant Chanel (2009). She has been nominated three times for the César Award and...

west the Cour Khorsabad (formerly Cour de la Poste), Cour Puget (formerly Cour des Guichets or Cour de l'Horloge), and Cour Marly (formerly Cour d'Honneur...