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In architecture, a coffer is a panel or compartment deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico and of an ornamental character, usually enriched with mouldings, and having a rose, pomegranate, etc, in the centre.
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A colonnade is a row of columns, frequently covered with a roof projecting from an adjacent building. Colonnades were common in ancient Greece. When in front of a building, it is called a portico; when surrounding a building or an open court or square, it is called a peristyle.
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In architecture the term distyle refers to a structure having two columns in front. It is used to describe a temple, portico, or the like.
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In architecture the term dodecastyle refers to a structure having twelve columns in front. It is used to describe a temple, portico, or the like.
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In architecture hexastyle describes a structure - normally a portico or temple - as having six columns in front.
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In architecture a narthex is the portico in front of ancient churches; sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by ambulatories. The term is generally used for any vestibule, lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church.
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In architecture the term octostyle describes a temple or portico having eight columns in the front. The Parthenon is octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastyle.
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In architecture the term pentastyle describes a structure having five columns in front. It is usually said of a temple or portico in classical architecture.
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In architecture a piazza is an open square in a European town, especially an Italian town from whence the term has been extended to describe an arcaded and roofed gallery or a portico.
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In architecture a portico is a colonnade or covered ambulatory, especially in classical styles of architecture. It is usually, a colonnade at the entrance of a building.
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