Carport
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A carport is a covered structure used to offer limited protection to vehicles, primarily cars, from rain and snow. The structure can either be free standing or attached to a wall. Unlike most structur
Carport in front of garages
One example of the many common types of modern carports sold on the market. This particular one is a stand-alone model.
Carport in Japan
Solar canopy parking lot in New Haven at Hotel Marcel. There are EV level 2 chargers underneath the canopy and a 12-stall Tesla supercharger behind.
Porte-cochère
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A porte-cochère is a doorway to a building or courtyard, "often very grand," through which vehicles can enter from the street or a covered porch-like structure at a main or secondary entrance to a bui
Carport
…a tent by its main purpose: to house vehicles and/or motorized equipment (a tent is to shelter people). The term carport comes from the French term porte-cochère, referring to a covered portal. Renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright coined the term when he used a carport in the first of his "Usonian" home designs…
A modern example at a hospital
The Hôtel Hesselin in Paris (built 1642)
The Lockwood–Mathews Mansion (built 1864)
The Briarcliff Lodge (built 1902)