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Porch

A porch (from Old French porche, from Latin porticus 'colonnade', from porta 'passage') is a term used in architecture to describe a room or gallery located in front of the entrance of a building forming a low front, and placed in front of the facade of the building it commands. It can be defined more simply as a 'projecting building that houses the entrance door of a building or as a vestibule, A porch (from Old French porche, from Latin porticus 'colonnade', from porta 'passage') is a term used in architecture to describe a room or gallery located in front of the entrance of a building forming a low front, and placed in front of the facade of the building it commands. It can be defined more simply as a 'projecting building that houses the entrance door of a building or as a vestibule,

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