A portico (from Italian) is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in Ancient Greece and has influenced many cultures, including most Western cultures.
Some noteworthy examples of porticos are the East Portico of the United States Capitol, the portico adorning the Pantheon in Rome and the portico of University College London. Porticos are sometimes topped with pediments.
Bologna, Italy, is famous for its porticos. In total, there are over 45 km (28 mi) of arcades, some 38 in the city center. The longest portico in the world, about 3.5 km (2 mi), extends from the edge of the city to Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca. In Turin, Italy, porticos stretch for 18 km (11 mi).
Palladio was a pioneer of using temple-fronts for secular buildings. In the UK, the temple-front applied to The Vyne, Hampshire was the first portico applied to an English country house.
Adam Saltsman, also known as Adam Atomic, is an American indie video game designer best known for creating the endless runner Canabalt. He is a founder of Semi Secret Software and Finji video game studios.
almost no one in the industry ... hasn't taken serious note of its acclaim and wondered what magic formula there might be hidden in its design that can be replicated elsewhere.
Adam Saltsman, also known as Adam Atomic, made the endless runner Canabalt in 2009, where an anonymous runner runs in one direction and is able to jump and slide upon landing. Boing Boing described the game as a "one-button action-opus". It was made in response to Experimental Gameplay's "Bare Minimum" challenge. The game's viral success was a surprise to him, and he later felt like he squandered the opportunity and audience.
Saltsman produced an open-source game development library for Adobe Flash called Flixel. He has mentioned meeting people developing their first games in Flixel, and a development tool called Stencyl built atop Flixel. Saltsman presented on "Time Until Death" at the 2011 IndieCade.
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building with a roof structure over a walkway. Buildings named after their porticos include:
Portico may also refer to:
I can be the first in your soul
Pulling our a tune, never show
Let everybody know what you did
You know what you can take
Silence is a gun
When your eyes only see what you feel
Bring it back, the faults to your soul
And go easy, feels too hard at times
But you know what you can take
Silence is a gun
Fear is alive for you to run with
Fear is alive for me to cope with
There's a sign to be too weak and
There's a stranger in your heart
There's a stranger in your eyes
So there's a silent beating
There's a ghost for everyone, I know
Fear is alive for you to run with
Fear is alive for me to cope with
There's a sign to be too weak and
There's a stranger in your heart
When you go, when you go
You have it all, inside you're tough
When you go, when you go
You have it all, inside you're tough
There's a stranger
There's a stranger in your eyes
Fear is alive for you to run with
Fear is alive for me to cope with
There's a sign to be too weak and
There's a stranger in your eyes