Simple porches were exceedingly common in the domestic architecture of Britain and the U.S. from the late 18th century. In Gothic cathedrals the porch was often a small gabled structure projecting from the northern or southern walls of the nave.

• 简单的门廊在英国和美国18世纪晚期之后的家庭建筑中都很常见。在哥德式的教堂中,中堂往往是一个小的山墙,从中央的北部或南部突出。