Loggia
"Loggia is the name given to an architectural feature, originally of Italian design. They are often a gallery or corridor at ground level, sometimes higher, on the facade of a building and open to the air on one side, where it is supported by columns or pierced openings in the wall." (wiki)
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Asmara | e.g the "Great Mosque of Asmara - " The mosque was designed by Gudo Ferrazza in a blend of the architectural styles of Rationalist, Classical, and Islamic ...... Below the minaret, the mosque's fascia has a neoclassical loggia (exterior galleries), which is split in three parts" (Wiki) | |
| Assisi | Basilica of San Francesco | |
| Avignon | At the Popal Palace | |
| Florence | Loggia del Bigallo, Loggia del Grano, Loggia del Mercato Nuovo, Loggia Rucellai, Loggia della Signoria, Loggia dei Tessitori, Loggia del Pesce, Loggia di Orsanmichele | |
| Genoa | Palazzo Bianco | |
| Litomysl Castle | AV evaluation Of the features in the interior of the castle one of the most striking is the fine Neo-Classical theatre from 1796-97 in the western wing. Constructed entirely of wood, it can seat 150 spectators in nine loggias and its lower floor" | |
| Longobards in Italy | At Oratory of Santa Maria in Solario (San Salvatore, Brescia) | |
| Medici Villas and Gardens | ||
| Monastery of Batalha | The Renaissance loggia, added at about 1533, was probably meant for musicians - wiki | |
| Monastery of Horezu | Dionysos-Loggia | |
| Monticello | University of Virginia - Rotunda "The 10 pavilions are connected by a continuous loggia which offers shelter from the weather and shelters the utilitarian dormitories from view" (Nom File) | |
| Piazza del Duomo (Pisa) | "a new type of church characterized by the refinement of polychrome architecture and the use of loggias" (Official description – Criterion ii) | |
| Pienza | Palazzo Piccolomini - Pienza | |
| Residences of the Royal House of Savoy | At the Royal Armoury | |
| Rome | Farnese Palace, House of the Knights of Rhodes, Quirinale Palace | |
| Siena | Loggia del Papa | |
| Sydney Opera House | 2006 addition | |
| Sítio Roberto Burle Marx | "In the external area of the house, there is the “Loggia”, a place used for serigraphy and painting of large fabric panels." | |
| The Porticoes of Bologna | Municipal Library of Archiginnasio | |
| Urbino | "The west facade of the Ducal Palace (Palazzo Ducale) consists of two slender turrets flanking three loggias rising one above another." (AB Ev) | |
| Val d'Orcia | AB evaluation "The statement of significance draws attention to the way the large farmhouses assume a dominant position in the landscape and are enriched by prominent architectural elements such as loggias, belvederes, porches and avenues of trees bordering the approach roads" | |
| Vatican City | Raphael's Loggias | |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Contarini dal Bovolo Palace | |
| Verona | Loggia del Consiglio (Or, incorrectly "di Fra' Giocondo." ) | |
| Versailles | Grand Trianon | |
| Vicenza and the Palladian Villas | Palladian Basilica | |
| Villa d'Este | Gran Loggia | |
| Zacatecas | Sanctuary of Nuestra Sefiora del Patrocinio, with its observatory and loggia (1882) on the summit of La Bufa (AB ev) |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Loggia?
A connection should:
- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
- Not duplicate or merely subdivide the "Category" assignment already identified on this site.
- Add some knowledge or insight (whether significant or trivial!) about WHS for the users of this site
- Be explained, with reference to a source