porticus
- noun
- /ˈpɔrtɪkəs/
- Specialized
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pórtico
- After the rain, many people sought refuge under the porticus while waiting for the storm to pass.
Baptist porticoes in Mississippi, monk huts in in Kyoto.
- Baptist porticoes in Mississippi, monk huts in in Kyoto.
Examples
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Their place in public is in the porticoes, with gardens, with sculpture, and with pathways for walking in.
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This is the so-called Porticus Amelia in Rome.
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Understanding how people organized and responded to visual information in the communal period is vital to any description of spectatorship and the late medieval porticus.
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Baptist porticoes in Mississippi, monk huts in in Kyoto.
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These loggias directly engaged the piazza in such a way as to precipitate the inclusion of viewers within the porticus, while at the same time exerting stricter control over the spectator's position out in the square.
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Whatever measures Matteo or his hand-chosen podesta enacted in this porticus would thus infuse the Visconti signoria with historical and spiritual sanction.
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The ancient Roman porticus provided a shaded area for citizens to gather and discuss important matters.
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Visitors can admire the beautiful sculptures in the porticus that surrounds the grand entrance of the museum.
Synonyms
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1.0
A covered area by the front door where people can sit or leave things
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A covered entrance to a building with columns like a porch
A covered walkway with columns used for public meetings in ancient Greece
How Grand
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7.9
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3.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Porticus comes from the Latin root porta, which means 'gate' or 'door', and it was used for the covered area at the front of a building. You can see the same root in portico and portal, so a porticus is a sheltered porch or walkway by the entrance.