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
A modern example at a hospital
The Hôtel Hesselin in Paris (built 1642)
The Lockwood–Mathews Mansion (built 1864)
The Briarcliff Lodge (built 1902)
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
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The Lockwood–Mathews Mansion is a Second Empire style country house in Norwalk, Connecticut. Now a museum, it was built in 1864-68 for railroad and banking magnate LeGrand Lockwood. The 62-room 44,000
Porte-cochère
…of portes-cochère, acting as protective bollards to prevent vehicles from damaging the structure. Gallery The Hôtel Hesselin in Paris (built 1642) The Lockwood–Mathews Mansion (built 1864) The Briarcliff Lodge (built 1902) The Briarcliff Manor railroad station (built 1906) A typical railway porte-cochère at Nottingham station…
South side of the mansion
Railroad and banking magnate LeGrand Lockwood
Panoramic view