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Stoa

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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the term in Greek architecture (Lat. porticus) given to a building, the roof of which is supported by one or more rows of columns, the stoai at Elis described by Pausanias being important examples.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Stoa'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​s/stoa.html. 1910.
 
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