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portico
noun
por·ti·co
ˈpȯr-ti-ˌkō 
plural porticoes or porticos
: a colonnade or covered ambulatory especially in classical architecture and often at the entrance of a building
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Seven doors — four steel-and-glass sliders and three solid, handcrafted wood portals — open onto the courtyard’s circular portico, creating a seamless blend of indoor and outdoor spaces, reminiscent of the early California Spanish missions.
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
Falke is partial to their selection of French portico clocks: 19th-century timepieces with classical columns and gilded pendulums.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2025
With its wrap-around, colonnaded portico, surely this Gilded Age structure left its latter-day beholders awestruck at first sight.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2025
The main alteration was the restoration of the central portico to its original proportions, removing a canopy in the entrance hall that had been added in the 1990s, a move which allows for more light.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
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David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
Falke is partial to their selection of French portico clocks: 19th-century timepieces with classical columns and gilded pendulums.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2025
With its wrap-around, colonnaded portico, surely this Gilded Age structure left its latter-day beholders awestruck at first sight.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2025
The main alteration was the restoration of the central portico to its original proportions, removing a canopy in the entrance hall that had been added in the 1990s, a move which allows for more light.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
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“Portico.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portico. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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portico
noun
por·ti·co
ˈpōrt-i-ˌkō
ˈpȯrt-
plural porticoes or porticos
: a row of columns supporting a roof at the entrance of a building
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