court or courtyard, urban oasis

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The huge courtyard surrounded by arched porticoes in the Great Mosque of Kairouan inTunisia.

Courtyard in the Munich Residenz,Bavaria.

A court or courtyard is an enclosed area, often a space enclosed by a building that is open to the sky. These areas in inns and public buildings were often the primary meeting places for some purposes, leading to the other meanings of court. Both of the words "court" and "yard" derive from the same root, meaning an enclosed space. Seeyard and garden for the relation of this set of words.

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• 1 Historic use
• 2 Comparison throughout the world
• 3 Relevance today
• 4 Enclosed spaces
• 5 See also
• 6 References