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Record 1 1999-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Residential Architecture
DEF

A roofed space, open or partly enclosed, which forms the entrance to a building. It is usually the centrepiece of a classical façade. The roof is often supported by columns at regular intervals, surmounted by a PEDIMENT.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture d'habitation
DEF

Galerie couverte, devant une façade ou dans une cour intérieure, dont la voûte est soutenue par des colonnes ou par des arcades [...]

DEF

Galerie couverte, en rez-de-chaussée, ouverte sur l'extérieur, et dont la voûte est portée par des colonnes ou des arcades; [...]

OBS

[...] les péristyles de l'architecture grecque constituaient des portiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura de viviendas
DEF

Galería con columnas situada delante de la puerta de una iglesia o un edificio monumental.

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