loggia
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“A defining highlight of the first floor is the breathtaking loggia, opening to a 100-foot west-facing terrace that frames unobstructed river views,” the listing notes.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
While such preparatory drawings often focused on the figures alone, Filippino devotes equal attention to the architectural setting, in this case an open loggia on which the saint is enthroned and surrounded by angels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
Catholic traditionalists were wary when Francis emerged as pope for the first time on the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica without the red cape that his predecessors had worn for formal events.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2023
Guarded by stone lions and reached by a bridge, the main house spans a single story and includes ornate fireplaces, wood-coffered ceilings and a light-filled loggia.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2022
There seemed to be gardens and good trees at the back—we saw the green through the cloisters, and there was a fine loggia overlooking the court.
From Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 by Waddington, Mary Alsop King
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