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Porte-cochère

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Portes-cochères are still found on such structures as major public buildings and hotels, providing covered access for visitors and guests arriving by motorized transport.
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Today portes-cochères are found at both elaborate private homes and such public buildings as churches, hotels, health facilities, and schools. Portes-cochère differ from
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is often confused with a porte-cochère, where a raised vehicle ramp gives an architectural portico the functionality of the latter.
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in that the vehicles pass through for passengers to board or exit rather than being parked beneath the covered area.
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and today a motor vehicle can pass to provide arriving and departing occupants protection from the elements.
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A porte-cochère, a structure for vehicle passage, is to be distinguished from a
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at the Burleigh-Davidson building, the Berwick Academy, South Berwick, Maine
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The porte-cochère was a feature of many late 18th- and 19th-century
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are often found at the foot of portes-cochère, acting as
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Porte cochère

Waddesdon Manor

/ˌpɔːrtkˈʃɛr/
[pɔʁt.kɔ.ʃɛʁ]
doorway
courtyard
porch
carriage
portico
mansions
Buckingham Palace
London
portico
White House
Washington, D.C.
carports
Guard stones
protective bollards
The Hôtel Hesselin in Paris (built 1642)
Hôtel Hesselin
The Lockwood–Mathews Mansion (built 1864)
Lockwood–Mathews Mansion
The Briarcliff Lodge (built 1902)
Briarcliff Lodge
The Briarcliff Manor railroad station (built 1906)
Briarcliff Manor
A typical railway porte-cochère at Nottingham station
Nottingham station

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