Colonnade Colonnade In classical architecture, a colonnade is a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, or part of a building. Paired or multiple pairs of columns are normally employed in a colonnade which can be straight or curved. The space enclosed may be covered or open. In St. Peter's Square in Rome, Bernini's great colonnade encloses a vast open elliptical space. When in front of a building, screening the door (Latin "porta"), it is called a portico, when enclosing an open court, a peristyle. A portico may be more than one rank of columns deep, as at
30 South Colonnade 30 South Colonnade 30 South Colonnade is a commercial building in Canary Wharf, London. It occupies the FC-6 plot from the original Canary Wharf plans. Kohn Pedersen Fox were appointed as architect and the building was completed in 1991. It is tall, with a total of 13 floors - a lower ground floor, ground floor, mezzanine level and 10 upper floors. Canary Wharf Group sold the building for £200m to German fund manager KanAm Grund in December 2005. In May 2015, KanAm instructed CBRE and JLL to prepare the building for sale, with an asking price of £215m. Reuters agreed