Loggia

Loggia is the name given to an architectural feature, originally of Italian design, which is often a gallery or corridor generally on the ground level, or sometimes higher, on the facade of a building and open to the air on one side, where it is supported by columns or pierced openings in the wall.

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The loggia can also be an alternative to the portico. In this form it is most simply described as a recessed portico, or an internal room, with pierced walls, open to the elements. Occasionally a loggia would be placed at second floor level over the top of a loggia below, this was known as a 'double loggia'. Loggias sometimes were given significance in a facade by being surmounted by a pediment.

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A loggia can today be a small, often ornate, summer house built on the roof of a residence to enjoy cooling winds and admire the view. They are typical of Italian architecture and were especially popular in the 17th century. They are prominent in the skyline of Rome.

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It is also a Name of a musical group that was feautured on the sound track of a movie called Blue Citrus Hearts.

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Loggia related Images and Photos (experimental)

Loggia in the Vatican II (detail)	Raphael's Loggia	Raphael Loggia at the Vatican 'Delle Loggie Di Rafaele Nel Vaticano' Engraved Giovanni Volpato	The Villa Lante Fresco in the Loggia c.1574-76
Panel from the Raphael Loggia at the Vatican from "Delle Loggie Di Rafaele Nel Vaticano"	Panel from the Raphael Loggia at the Vatican Engraved by Ioannes Volpato c.1770	Doorway to the Raphael Loggia at Vatican from 'Delle Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano'	The Villa Di Caprarola from the Loggia of the Villa Lante 1568
The Prophet Baruch from the Loggia D'Annunciazione 1451	The Ducal Palace Renaissance Capitals of the Loggia 1851