Arcade (architecture)
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arcade-architecture-204-18293111
title:
Arcade (architecture)
text:
An arcade is a succession of contiguous arches, with each arch supported by a colonnade of columns or piers. Exterior arcades are designed to provide a sheltered walkway for pedestrians; they include many loggias, but here arches are not an essential element. An arcade may feature arches on both sides of the walkway. Alternatively, a blind arcade superimposes arcading against a solid wall. Blind arcades are a feature of Romanesque architecture that influenced Gothic architecture. In the Gothic a
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Covered walk enclosed by a line of arches on one or both sides
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_(architecture)
date created:
2003-05-30T19:22:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T06:42:30Z
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