portico
Pillared roofed porch
A portico is a covered entrance to a building, supported by columns and often featuring a roof with a pediment.
The structure projects from the main building, creating a sheltered walkway or porch: Visitors gathered under the portico to escape the rain.
Porticos are characteristic of classical architecture, particularly Greek and Roman temples, and appear on grand civic buildings, banks, and stately homes.
Row supporting a roof
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- columnsUpright structural shafts
- entablatureBeam structure on columns
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
cornice · Corinthian · Ionic · Doric · Tuscan · capitals · architrave · pilaster
Roofed open-air porch
- loggiaRoofed open-air gallery
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- balconyRaised exterior platform
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
atrium · courtyard · breezeway · pergola · pavilion · cloister · piazza · terrace
colonnade
Row supporting a roof
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- columnsUpright structural shafts
- entablatureBeam structure on columns
frieze · cornice · Corinthian · Ionic · Doric · Tuscan · capitals · architrave · pilaster · peristyle
veranda
Roofed open-air porch
gallery · atrium · courtyard · breezeway · pergola · pavilion · cloister · piazza · terrace · narthex
threshold
Point of beginning
gateway · foyer · approach · facade · entrance · welcome · reception · arrival · steps · access
covered
Having protection atop
protection · overhang · roof · enclosed · screened · weather · refuge · retreat · shaded · vaulted
- ancient architectureziggurat, ziggurats, pyramids, temples, temple
- classical architectureIonic order, Corinthian order, Doric column, Corinthian column, Ionic
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
- building featuresentrance, entrances, exits, lobby, lobbies
- campusdorm, dormitory, dormitories, dorms, quad
- campus featureslibrary, libraries, dorm, dorms, dormitory
porticovestibule
Enclosed space between doors
airlock · mudroom · antechamber · lobby · enclosed porch