Which term describes a porch with a roof supported by columns?

• A. Pediment
• B. Relief
• C. Portico
• D. Precisionism

Answer: (C)

In architectural vocabulary, a covered entrance with a roof carried by a row of columns is called a portico. This term describes exactly what a porch with a roof and supporting columns is: a sheltered, column-supported doorway that often creates a grand entrance to a building. A pediment, on the other hand, is the triangular gable shape that sits above a door or window in classical facades, not the porch itself. Relief refers to a sculptural technique where figures project from a background, which isn’t about building parts. Precisionism is a 20th‑century art movement focused on geometric, industrial form, not a architectural feature. So the term that fits the description is portico.