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    In ancient Greek and Roman architecture, a peristyle is a continuous porch formed by a row of columns surrounding the … See more

    Peristyle - Wikipedia

    • In rural settings, a wealthy Roman could surround a villa with terraced gardens but often included a peristyle with the design; in a domus in the city, Romans often used a peristyle to create a garden or open space within the house. The columns or square pillars surrounding the garden supported a shady roofed portico whose inner walls were often embellishe… See more

    Etymology

    The Greek word περίστυλον perístylon is composed of περί peri, "around" or "surrounded", and στῦλος stylos, "column" or "pillar", together meaning "surrounded by columns/pillars". It was Latinised into synonyms … See more

    Other uses

    Although ancient Egyptian architecture predates Greek and Roman architecture, historians frequently use the Greek term peristyle to describe similar, earlier structures in ancient Egyptian palace architectur… See more

    See also

    Arcade
    Baldresca
    Cyclostyle (monopteros): a ring of columns
    Hypostyle
    LoggiaSee more

    Notes

    1. ^ J. A. Dickmann. "The peristyle and the transformation of domestic space in Hellenistic Pompeii", Journal of Roman Archeology 1997.
    2. ^ A. Frazer, "Modes of European Courtyard Design before the Medieval C… See more

    External links

    Barbara McManus, "The Peristylium": a reconstruction of a peristyle See more

     
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