colonnade

Thanks to its 1920s-era Spanish Revival buildings, arched colonnades and broad public promenades, visiting it feels like stepping back to a time when walkability and simple elegance were the norm.

Retired Californian couples fanned themselves under the square's colonnades, and journalists from around the world shouted questions in shaky Italian at any cardinal who looked like they may have a vote in the upcoming conclave.

Among the options under consideration is the opening of a new entrance to the Louvre beneath the colonnades at the palace's eastern end.

Linked by colonnades stood two pavilions - one, a chapel; the other, a library.

Sher’s staging situates the action on a raised platform surrounded by stone facades and colonnades.