Noun
stoa (plural stoae or stoæ or stoai or stoas)
In Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; specifically, the Great Hall in Athens.
A Christian basilica of the 4th or 5th century stood behind its entirely enclosed forecourt ringed with a colonnade or arcade, like the stoa or peristyle that was its ancestor or like the cloister that was its descendant. Source: Internet
A two-storied stoa, 17.5 m wide, was constructed at the eastern and western side of the agora. Source: Internet
İzmir Agora Open Air Museum consists of five parts, including the agora area, the base of the northern basilica gate, the stoa and the ancient shopping centre. Source: Internet
Each stoa had an upper story. Source: Internet
Hurwit 2000 p. 278 Eumenes was also responsible for constructing a stoa on the South slope, not unlike that of Attalos in the Agora below. Source: Internet
Outside of the enclosure, the propylaea is flanked by the remains of a long portico ( stoa ) with seats for the pilgrims, who left evidence of themselves in the form of various altars and votives. Source: Internet