Stoas

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Stoas were long, colonnaded porticoes in ancient Greek architecture that served as covered walkways and public gathering spaces in sanctuaries and marketplaces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek building type
architectural structure
architecturalOrderUsed Doric order NERFINISHED
Ionic order NERFINISHED
mixed orders
associatedWith agora of Athens NERFINISHED
sanctuaries of major Greek cities
category civic building
public architecture
religious precinct building
developedInCulture ancient Greece NERFINISHED
encloses longitudinal space
etymologyLanguage Greek
hasDesignFeature back wall or rear colonnade
colonnaded façade
open front
hasFunction covered walkway
public gathering space
hasOrientation usually one long open side
hasPart colonnade
columns
roof
stylobate
influenced Hellenistic architecture NERFINISHED
Roman architecture
materialUsed marble
stone
wood
pluralForm Stoai NERFINISHED
Stoas
provides shelter from rain
shelter from sun
roofType pitched roof
timePeriod Archaic Greece NERFINISHED
Classical Greece NERFINISHED
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED
typicallyLocatedIn agora
marketplace
sanctuary
usedFor commerce
legal proceedings
philosophical discussion
political meetings
social interaction
usedIn ancient Greek architecture

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Δῆλος hasFeature Stoas