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Colonnade



A series of columns, usually equally spaced, arranged in a straight line or in a geometric shape, such as a square, rectangle or circle. Colonnades were normally roofed. The Roman name for a roofed colonnade was a portico. A colonnade surrounding an area, such as a court or a temple, is referred to as a peristyle.






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