Portico

A portico is a Greek style porch.

Gallery

Short visual history of porticos

• Ancient Egyptian portico of the Mastaba of Seshemnefer IV (Giza pyramid complex, Egypt)
  Ancient Egyptian portico of the Mastaba of Seshemnefer IV (Giza pyramid complex, Egypt)
• Minoan portico of the Knossos Palace (Crete, Greece)
  Minoan portico of the Knossos Palace (Crete, Greece)
• Ancient Greek portico with Ionic columns of the Temple of Athena Nike (Athens, Greece)
  Ancient Greek portico with Ionic columns of the Temple of Athena Nike (Athens, Greece)
• The Portico of San Luca in Bologna, Italy, which is possibly the world's longest.[1]
  The Portico of San Luca in Bologna, Italy, which is possibly the world's longest.
• Ancient Roman portico of the Maison Carrée (Nîmes, France)
  Ancient Roman portico of the Maison Carrée (Nîmes, France)
• Islamic portico of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Kairouan, Tunisia)
  Islamic portico of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Kairouan, Tunisia)
• Indian portico of the Sanchi Temple 17 (Sanchi, India)
  Indian portico of the Sanchi Temple 17 (Sanchi, India)
• Chinese portico of the Forbidden City (Beijing, China)
  Chinese portico of the Forbidden City (Beijing, China)
• Romanesque portico of the Church of San Miguel (Sotosalbos, Spain)
  Romanesque portico of the Church of San Miguel (Sotosalbos, Spain)
• Gothic portico of the Chartres Cathedral (Chartres, France)
  Gothic portico of the Chartres Cathedral (Chartres, France)
• Brâncovenesc portico of the Stavropoleos Church (Bucharest, Romania)
  Brâncovenesc portico of the Stavropoleos Church (Bucharest, Romania)
• Renaissance portico of the Villa Capra "La Rotonda" (Vicenza, Veneto, Italy)
  Renaissance portico of the Villa Capra "La Rotonda" (Vicenza, Veneto, Italy)
• Baroque portico of the Church of the Val-de-Grâce (Paris)
  Baroque portico of the Church of the Val-de-Grâce (Paris)

Related pages

• Classical architecture
• Cloister
• Gatehouse
• Hypostyle
• Stoa
• Veranda