There may be other names, the one I know (from reading US fiction) is a **Porte cochere** > [Definition of porte cocher][1]e Merriam-Webster > 1 : a passageway through a building or screen wall designed to let > vehicles pass from the street to an interior courtyard > > 2 : a roofed structure extending from the entrance of a building over > an adjacent driveway and sheltering those getting in or out of > vehicles [1]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porte%20cochere