Portico

In architecture, various components formed by rows of columns are referred to as pillars:

• Stoa (architecture) , an open hypostyle hall in ancient Greece, mostly located at the agora
• Portikus , a portico that serves as a porch in front of the main facade of a building
• Loggia , a semi-open portico in a building and an Italian building type
• Peristasis , a portico that runs around the outside of a building
• Peristyle , a columned hall running around an inner courtyard

See also

Wiktionary: Säulenhalle  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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