0 a row of pillars supporting a roof, usually forming a porch to a building. -- serambi anjung
James, with its pillared portico and tall steeple on the other, helping to give scale to those two buildings and to link them visually.
We shall see the old portico preserved.
The scheme which was drawn up by the architects provided a skilful solution to the problem, but it would have involved the demolition of the portico and steps.
The board is apparently to build porticoes, to put in all kinds of lighting and to take it all out again.
They got their new site for expansion of their gallery by pretending to be prepared to knock down the portico.
The rebuilding of the south portico is an exceptional example of architectural reconstruction, demanding some 60 massive blocks for the columns and pilasters.
This portico was demolished in the 1870s and is being completely rebuilt.
Their inner facades consist of a double-height portico with a projecting balcony running the full length of the wing and providing a shady walkway under the portico.
