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Porticoes

Scope note

Use for 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.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30004145

Broader Terms used

<exterior covered spaces>

Narrower Terms used

cyrtostyles

Term used for

porticus

Equivalent Terms used

portico

Created

13yrs ago

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