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Yes, made me look out for loggias all through our trip! Also, the Greek equivalent for the loggia would be the stoa, usually with columns rather than arches, but serving a similar function I would think—a protected public space for all sorts of activities: political, commercial, artistic. The stoa in Athens had famous pictures and momentos. And of course giving its name to a whole philosophical movement, the Stoics, who happened to get their start in this convenient setting.

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