Veranda

A veranda or verandah is a porch or long, open room with a roof over it.^[1] It can be an open area with a roof that is built around a building at the center. It usually has a line of columns or pillars holding up the roof.^[2] There is often a railing around the outside. Verandahs often cover the whole front and sides of a building.^[3]

History of term

The word Veranda came to English through India by way of an Indo-Portuguese creole, the word itself comes from the Portuguese varanda which means "long balcony or terrace".

Verandahs in styles of architecture

Winifred Rawson nursing her son on the verandah of The Hollow, near Mackay, Australia, ca. 1873

The veranda has been an important part of local Australian architecture. It began to become common in colonial buildings during the 1850s.

The Creole Townhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana is also noted for its prominent use of verandas.

Related pages

References

↑ Poppeliers, John C. (1983). What Style is it?. New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 106. ISBN 0471144347.
↑ "Glossary of Anglo-Indian words - verandah". University of Chicago. Archived from the original on 2021-01-01.
↑ Ching, Francis D.K. (1995). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. New York: John Wiley and Sons. p. 25. ISBN 0-471-28451-3.

Other websites

Verandah Archived 2020-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
Archnet discussion forum on Verandah Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
British Empire Architecture
Ajay Sinha Discovers Experimentation in Ancient Indian Temple Design Archived 2013-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
See more verandas in the Becoming Queensland online exhibition

[1] Poppeliers, John C. (1983). What Style is it?. New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 106. ISBN 0471144347.

[chicago-2] "Glossary of Anglo-Indian words - verandah". University of Chicago. Archived from the original on 2021-01-01.

[3] Ching, Francis D.K. (1995). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. New York: John Wiley and Sons. p. 25. ISBN 0-471-28451-3.

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