A façade (English pronunciation: /fəˈsɑːd/) is usually one side of the outside of a building. It is very often the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. The word comes from French word façade (pronounced [fasad]), literally meaning "frontage" or "face".

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Façade of the Strasbourg Cathedral

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