Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Colonnade(d)
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A range of columns supporting either arches or an entablature and usually one side of a roof
In Classical architecture, a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often freestanding
A row of columns, either surrounding a temple or standing as an independent architectural element
A series of columns placed at regular intervals.
A row of evenly spaced columns, usually supporting a roof or a set of arches
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Row of columns generally supporting an entablature, used either as an independent feature (e.g., a covered walkway) or as part of a building (e.g., a portico). The earliest colonnades appear in the temple architecture of ancient Greece. In a basilica [or church], colonnades are used to separate the side aisles from the central space. |
When in front of a building, a colonnade is called a portico; when surrounding a building or an open court or square, a peristyle.
Loggia: An arcaded or colonnaded porch or gallery attached to a larger structure
Found in classical Greek and Roman architecture and derivatives, including Beaux Arts Classicism, Classical Revival, Federal, Georgian Revival, Greek Revival, Neoclassicism, Renaissance Revival, Second Empire
Examples from Buffalo architecture
- Illustration above: Albright-Knox Art Gallery
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery - Interior Sculpture Court
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