Logis (architecture)

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The Logis du Roi of the Amboise Castle
The Logis de la Chabotterie in the Vendée

With Logis , from the French word loger for house stay, reside in is francophone areas, the main building of a castle called, which is used primarily for residential purposes. In the case of medieval castles , its counterpart is the palas or the hall floor of the complex. In France , country castles that are kept simple and include only one building, or the residential buildings of manors, are often referred to as lodging . In the German language this mostly corresponds to the manor house . The abbot's castle-like residential building in a monastery complex is also called Logis .

A Logis is the elegant country house that was usually reserved for the owners of the plant. This was also used for representational purposes through appropriate architectural design. With its dimensions and the extent of plastic decorations and the use of expensive building materials, the lord of the castle also displayed his wealth. Thus, the lodging was not only the ideal, but mostly also the formal center of a palace complex. For guests and the court , however, there were often accommodations in separate buildings, which are called cavalier houses . Servants were accommodated in servants' houses or lived in the attic of the lodging .

The related term Corps de Logis refers to the middle wing of the multi-wing residential buildings of a castle without the side wings. As a rule, it is formally highlighted from the rest of the building, for example by means of special jewelry or a stair tower .

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  1. ^ Center National de Ressources Textuelles et Lexicales , accessed April 14, 2011.
  2. ↑ HW Böhme, R. Friedrich, B. Schock-Werner: Dictionary of castles, palaces and fortresses , page 33.
  3. ↑ HW Böhme, R. Friedrich, B. Schock-Werner: Dictionary of castles, palaces and fortresses , page 34.