Portico

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Under the portico of the Pantheon

A portico is a porch or walkway with a roof supported by columns, often leading to the entrance of a building.

Some famous examples of porticos are the East Portico of the United States Capitol, and the portico adorning the Pantheon in Rome.

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See also: Portico, Architecture, Building, Classical architecture, Columns, List of classical architecture terms, Loggia, Opisthodomos