1) Acropolis sight 2) Architectural element 3) Capitol feature 4) Classical entranceway 5) Colonnade 6) Colonnaded entrance 7) Colonnaded entryway 8) Column-supported roof 9) Covered ambulatory 10) Covered building entrance 11) Grand entrance 12) Greek architecture feature 13) Monticello feature 14) Porch
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1) Arcade 2) Arch 3) Doorway 4) Frontage 5) Narthex 6) Porch 7) Stoa 8) Verandah
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a series of columns or arches in front of a building, generally as a covered walkway.
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A portico (from Italian) is a porch 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 was widely used in Ancient Greece and has influenced many cultures, including most Western cultures. Some noteworthy examples of porticos are the East Port...
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literally, porch: an architectural design used widely by Palladio and his followers, which consists of a colonnade supporting a pedimented roof of varying depth.
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• (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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An entrance porch with columns or pilasters and a roof, and often crowned by a triangular pediment.
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A ceilinged entranceway to a church, often bordered by columned masonry.
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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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In architecture, a porch with a
pediment and columns. ...
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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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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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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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A small porch composed of a roof supported by columns, often found in front of a doorway.
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A small porch composed of a roof supported by columns, often found in front of a doorway.
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Porch supported by columns, usually above entrance
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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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In architecture a portico is a colonnade or covered ambulatory, especially in classical styles of architecture. It is usually, a colonnade at the entrance of a building.
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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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[
n] - a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
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noun a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
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