Definition of "loggia" []

• An open-sided, roofed or vaulted gallery, either free-standing or along the front or side of a building, often at an upper level. (noun)
• An open balcony in a theater. (noun)

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• "It's a kind of outdoor room, properly called a loggia, poised at the top of a flight of steps."
• "Beyond the loggia was an acre of terraced lawn and more topiary."
• "In the loggia are the paintings known collectively as Raphael's Bible."