Look up: portico

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   portico
   [n] - a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
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   portico
   In architecture, a porch with a pediment and columns. ...
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   Portico
   A portico is a porch on the front of a house which has at least one side made by pillars or columns which also support the roof. They are a feature of Classical architecture, such as John Dobson's Dobson, John Longhirst Hall, Northumberland.
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   Portico
   a porch in the form of a classical colonnade, usually described in terms of the number of columns, ie Hexastyle (6), Octastyle (8) Decastyle (10) (all from Greek ie deka, ten, stulos a column)
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   Portico
   In classical architecture, a projection from the body of a building consisting of a row of columns supporting an entablature and often a pediment. Related Words: Classical; Column; Entablature; Pediment
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   Portico
   In architecture, a porch or walkway with a roof - either open or partly enclosed - supported by columns and often with a pediment. A portico usually leads to the entrance of a building. Porticoes can be one or more stories high, and may be as narrow as a door or as wide as an entire building.
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   Portico
   Por'ti·co noun ; plural Porticoes or Porticos . [ Italian , Latin porticus . See Porch .] (Architecture) A colonnade or covered ambulatory, especially in classical styles of architecture; usually, a colonnade at the entrance of a building.
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   portico
   noun a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
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   Portico
   A `portico` is a porch that is leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea first appeared in ancient Greece and has influenced many cultures, including most Western cultures. Some famous examples of porticos are the East Portico of the United States Capitol, and the portico adorning the Pantheon in Rome. Bologna, Italy, is very fam...
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    Portico
    • (n.) A colonnade or covered ambulatory, especially in classical styles of architecture; usually, a colonnade at the entrance of a building.
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    portico
    colonnaded porch or entrance to a structure, or a covered walkway supported by regularly spaced columns. Porticoes formed the entrances to ancient ... [2 related articles]
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    Portico
    A ceilinged entranceway to a church, often bordered by columned masonry.
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    portico
    portico (pôr'tikō) , roofed space using columns or posts, generally included between a wall and a row of columns or between two rows of columns. In Greece the stoa was a portico of the first type; in Greek temples porticoes terminated the front and rear ends of the naos—called ...
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