portico

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A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
{n} a piazza, a kind of covered walk
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
A covered porch supported by columns or pillars
A covered or roofed colonnade used at a building's entrance
A colonnade forming a covered passage or gallery around a Roman building
A portico is a large covered area at the entrance to a building, with pillars supporting the roof. Colonnaded porch or entrance to a structure, or a covered walkway supported by regularly spaced columns. The portico is a principal feature of Greek temple architecture and thus a prominent element in Roman and all subsequent Classically inspired structures
A roofed entrance to a house that is columned like a temple front
An entrance porch, sometimes pedimented, and usually supported by columns
A covered entrance to a building
A small porch composed of a roof supported by columns, often found in front of a doorway
A walkway or porch with a roof supported by a row of columns
centrepiece of a house or a church with classical detached or attached columns and a pediment A portico is called prostyle or in antis according to whether it projects from or recedes into a building In a portico in antis the columns range with the side walls
A roofed space open or partly enclosed, often with detached or attached columns
A porch supported by a row of columns
A large porch usually with a pediment roof supported by classical columns or pillars
A porch or covered walk consisting of a roof supported by columns A porch with a continuous row of columns
literally, porch: an architectural design used widely by Palladio and his followers, which consists of a colonnade supporting a pedimented roof of varying depth
A covered porch, of ten consisting of columns supporting a pediment
Small porch
A roofed space, open or partly enclosed, forming an entrance to a building and usually displaying a classical order of architecture
A porch with a roof supported by columns
A colonnade or covered ambulatory, especially in classical styles of architecture; usually, a colonnade at the entrance of a building
{i} colonnade; veranda, foyer; columned porch attached to a building
porticoes
plural of portico
porticos
plural of portico
portico

    Hyphenation

    por·ti·co

    Turkish pronunciation

    pôrtıkō

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpôrtəˌkō/ /ˈpɔːrtəˌkoʊ/

    Etymology

    () Italian, from Latin porticus, porch, from porta, gate

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