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Fine arts > Architecture > Domestic architecture > Gatehouses, logis-portes

Preferred term

Gatehouses, logis-portes  

Definition

  • e:Type of manorial gatehouse in which the house is built into the exterior wall of the property, or itself demarcates the entrance, with an archway built into the structure to serve as the property's entry way; western France | f:Dans les demeures seigneuriales (souvent des manoirs), corps de bâtiment tenant le plus souvent le rôle de logis (distinct du logis principal), traversé par un passage couvert donnant accès a la cour close; construit sur l'enceinte extérieure, correspond à l'accès principal de la demeure seigneuriale

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Entrance lodges, logis-portes
  • Gate houses, logis-portes
  • Gate lodges, logis-portes
  • Gateways, logis-portes
  • Lodges, entrance, logis-portes
  • Logis-portes
  • Pavilions, entrance, logis-portes

Notation

  • 119300

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-V4ZDXBKN-L

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