Balcony vs. Loggia — What's the Difference?

A balcony (from Italian: balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor.

A loggia ( LOH-j(ee-)ə, usually UK: LOJ-(ee-)ə, Italian: [ˈlɔddʒa]) is an architectural feature which is a covered exterior gallery or corridor usually on an upper level, or sometimes ground level. The outer wall is open to the elements, usually supported by a series of columns or arches.

A platform that projects from the wall of a building and is surrounded by a railing, balustrade, or parapet.

An open-sided, roofed or vaulted gallery, either free-standing or along the front or side of a building, often at an upper level.

A gallery that projects over the main floor in a theater or auditorium.

An open balcony in a theater.

(architectural element) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.

(architecture) A roofed, open gallery, usually on an upper level.

An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.

A roofed open gallery. It differs from a veranda in being more architectural, and in forming more decidedly a part of the main edifice to which it is attached; from a porch, in being intended not for entrance but for an out-of-door sitting-room.

A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony in a theater.

A roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level

A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships.

An upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

A platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet