Meaning & use

Loggia

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A roofed gallery or room with one or more open sides, especially one built along the outside of a building.

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They had coffee on the loggia overlooking the garden.

The villa's loggia offered shade from the midday sun while still catching the breeze.

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Borrowed from Italian, "loggia" is especially associated with Renaissance architecture, such as the famous Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence.

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