porticos

Pillared entrance covers

Porticos is the plural of portico, a porch or walkway with a roof supported by columns, typically attached to a building as a covered entrance.

The structure derives from classical Greek and Roman architecture and remains common on government buildings, museums, and grand residences.

The museum's porticos provided shelter from the rain.

A portico may be freestanding or integrated into a building's facade.

architectural

colonnade

Row supporting a roof

  • peristyleColumned enclosure around courtyard
  • stoaGreek columned walkway
  • arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall

loggia · pediment · entablature · facade · pilaster · balustrade · ionic · architrave · frieze · tympanum

classical

basilica

Colonnaded church with apse

  • forumGathering place for discourse
  • piazzaPublic urban square
  • plazaPublic open square

atrium · rotunda · cloister · agora · pantheon · acropolis · temple · villa · frescoes · mosaics

sheltered

covered

Having protection atop

  • canopyOverhead protective covering
  • shadeDarkness from blocked light
  • awningMounted overhead shelter

refuge · shelter · alcove · pavilion · veranda · protection · screen · overhang · breezeway · walkway

entrance

threshold

Point of beginning

foyer · vestibule · approach · ingress · access · reception · lobby · hall · passage · welcome

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Opposites
enclosure

porticosairlocks

Sealed compartments between atmospheres

vestibules · mudrooms · foyers · lobbies · antechambers

architectural grandeur

porticosback doors

Secondary building exits

Family

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