porte-cochère
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thumb|alt=a covered entryway at the entrance of a stone building|An ornate 19th-century porte-cochère, at Waddesdon Manor thumb|alt=a parking lot and driveway with covered entry area outside a modern-style building|A modern example at a hospital A porte-cochère (; ; ; ) is a doorway to a building or courtyard, "often very grand," through which vehicles can enter from the street or a covered porch-like structure at a main or secondary entrance to a building through which originally a horse and carriage and today a motor vehicle can pass to provide arriving and departing occupants protection fro
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Vinony's link graph records 792 inbound references to porte-cochère, and connects out to pantry, vestibule and lobby.
It is catalogued under the topic Architectural elements.
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thumb|alt=a covered entryway at the entrance of a stone building|An ornate 19th-century porte-cochère, at Waddesdon Manor thumb|alt=a parking lot and driveway with covered entry area outside a modern-style building|A modern example at a hospital A porte-cochère (; ; ; ) is a doorway to a building or courtyard, "often very grand," through which vehicles can enter from the street or a covered porch-like structure at a main or secondary entrance to a building through which originally a horse and carriage and today a motor vehicle can pass to provide arriving and departing occupants protection from the elements. A porte-cochère (; ; ; ) is a doorway to a building or courtyard, "often very grand," through which vehicles can enter from the street or a covered porch-like structure (carriage porch) at a main or secondary entrance to a building through which originally a horse and carriage and today a motor vehicle can pass to provide arriving and departing occupants protection from the elements.
Portes-cochères are still found on such structures as major public buildings and hotels, providing covered access for visitors and guests arriving by motorized transport.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “porte-cochère” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.