Inarchitecture, acorps de logis (French pronunciation:[kɔʁdəlɔʒi]) is the principal or main block, or central building of amansion,country ormanor house,castle, orpalace. It contains the rooms of principal business, thestate apartments and the ceremonial or formal entry.[1]
The grandest and finest rooms within thecorps de logis are often found not at grade level, but on the first or even the second floor above. This floor is often referred to as the Italianpiano nobile, the Frenchbel étage, or the Germanbeletage.
Thecorps de logis is usually flanked by lower, secondary wings, such as thebarchesse of Venetian villas. When the secondary wings form a three sided courtyard, the courtyard is known as thecour d'honneur, as opposed to aquadrangle when a fourth wing encloses it.
Examples of acorps de logis can be found in many of the most notableRenaissance,Baroque andNeoclassical civil buildings of Europe including thePalace of Versailles,Blenheim Palace, and thePalazzo Pitti.
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