Loggia
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In architecture, a loggia is a covered exterior gallery or corridor, often on an upper level, sometimes on the ground level of a building. The corridor is open to the elements because its outer wall i
The Renaissance three-story arcade loggia of the City Hall in Poznań, Poland, served representative and communication purposes.
Villa Godi by Palladio. The portico is the focal point in the center with loggias used at each side of the structure as a corridor.
Loggia Valmarana in Vicenza, Italy, by Palladio, UNESCO
The Venetian Gothic loggia of the Buonconsiglio Castle in Trento, Italy
Portico
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A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in an
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…and the view. They were especially popular in the 17th century and are prominent in Rome and Bologna, Italy. The main difference between a loggia and a portico is the role within the functional layout of the building. The portico allows entrance to the inside from the exterior and can be found on vernacular…
The portico of Croome Court in Croome D'Abitot (England)
Temple of Portunus in Rome, with its tetrastyle portico of four Ionic columns
The hexastyle Temple of Concord at Agrigentum (c. 430 BCE)
The western side of the octastyle Parthenon in Athens