façade
Sign in to savethumb|Carlo Maderno's monumental façade of [[St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City]] thumb|The façade of the Panthéon in Paris illuminated at night on 27 May 2015 for the admittance of [[Germaine Tillion, Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz, Pierre Brossolette and Jean Zay to the mausoleum.]] A façade or facade (; ) is the front part or exterior of a building. It is a loanword from the French (), which means "frontage" or "face".
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A façade is the front exterior wall or "face" of a building, derived from the French word meaning "frontage." It matters because it's often the most visible and architecturally prominent part of a structure, shaping how people perceive and experience the building.
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- Etymology
- Façades added to earlier buildings
- High rise façades
- Film sets and theme parks
- Examples
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
thumb|Carlo Maderno's monumental façade of [[St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City]] thumb|The façade of the Panthéon in Paris illuminated at night on 27 May 2015 for the admittance of [[Germaine Tillion, Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz, Pierre Brossolette and Jean Zay to the mausoleum.]] A façade or facade (; ) is the front part or exterior of a building. It is a loanword from the French (), which means "frontage" or "face".
In architecture, the façade of a building is often the most important aspect from a design standpoint, as it sets the tone for the rest of the building. From the engineering perspective, the façade is also of great importance due to its impact on energy efficiency. For historical façades, many local zoning regulations or other laws greatly restrict or even forbid their alteration.