- porticoes
Roofed porchlike spaces, open along at least one side and usually associated with an entrance, supported by columns and often surmounted by a pediment; porticoes may project from the main building mass or be recessed in it.
porticoes
A covered entrance area in front of a building, often open to the air on at least one side and grander in its architecture than a simple porch. In ancient Rome, the term also refers to a colonnaded walkway in a market or other public area.
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