colonnades
Roofed rows, columns
Colonnades is the plural of colonnade, a row of columns supporting a roof or series of arches.
Colonnades appear in classical architecture—temples, palaces, covered walkways—where they create shaded passages and impressive visual rhythm: The colonnades of St. Peter's Square embrace visitors approaching the basilica.
The term extends to any similar arrangement of evenly spaced vertical elements.
Columned covered entryway
- peristyleColumned enclosure around courtyard
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- loggiaRoofed open-air gallery
- stoaGreek columned walkway
cloister · atrium · facade · pediment · entablature · frieze · architrave · balustrade
Leisurely public stroll
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
covered walk · esplanade · pathway · avenue · aisle · pergola · shaded · sheltered
Decayed structural remains
- templesHoly places or head sides
- GreeceBalkan peninsula nation
- RomeItaly's capital city
- acropolisFortified hilltop in antiquity
forum · agora · Parthenon · Pantheon · Pompeii · Karnak · Luxor · Persepolis
Impressive supreme dignity
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- monumentalityImposing scale and permanence
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- statelyGrand and imposing
palatial · regal · elegant · magnificence · august · sublime · dignified · ceremonial
portico
Columned covered entryway
- peristyleColumned enclosure around courtyard
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- loggiaRoofed open-air gallery
stoa · cloister · atrium · facade · pediment · entablature · frieze · architrave · balustrade · cornice
promenade
Leisurely public stroll
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
arcade · covered walk · esplanade · pathway · avenue · aisle · pergola · shaded · sheltered · processional
ruins
Decayed structural remains
acropolis · forum · agora · Parthenon · Pantheon · Pompeii · Karnak · Luxor · Persepolis · pharaohs
majesty
Impressive supreme dignity
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- monumentalityImposing scale and permanence
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
stately · palatial · regal · elegant · magnificence · august · sublime · dignified · ceremonial · imperial
- public spacespark, plaza, street, city parks, public parks
- architecture toursguided tours, walking tours, historic buildings, landmarks, Art Deco buildings
- campus featureslibrary, libraries, dorm, dorms, dormitory
- columnspillar, pillars, shaft, shafts, pedestal
- plazapiazza, fountain, benches, gazebo, kiosk
- Baroquebaroque music, baroque art, Bernini, Bach, Handel
colonnadesblank walls
arcades · load-bearing walls · curtain walls · masonry walls · buttresses
colonnadestunnels
Underground hollow pathways
bunkers · blind alleys · underground passages · vaults · cellars