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    • In ancient Greek and Roman architecture, a peristyle is a continuous porch formed by a row of columns surrounding the perimeter of a building or a courtyard. Tetrastoön (τετράστῳον/τετράστοον, tetrástōion/tetrástoon, 'four arcades') is a rarely used archaic term for this feature. The peristyle in a Greek temple is a peristasis (περίστασις, perístasis). In … See more

    Etymology

    The Greek word περίστυλον perístylon is composed of περί peri, "around" or "surrounded", and στῦλος stylos, … See more

     
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