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peristyle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | colonnade |
| Derivation | peristylar |
Examples of peristyle
peristyle
It consists of a chapel to the south, a peristyle, and a map room to the north.
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Tablinum Between the atrium and the peristyle, the tablinum would be constituted.
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The first peristyle had 10 columns on each side and a swimming bath in the center.
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In late classical times the peristyle form became dominant in grand private houses.
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Beyond the hypostyle hall were one or more peristyle courts open to the sky.
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The 24 paired, fluted columns are the same height as the original peristyle.
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Surrounding the peristyle were the bathrooms, kitchen and summer triclinium.
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Its cella was exceuted as unroofed internal peristyle courtyard, the so-called sekos.
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Through the pylon gateway leads into a peristyle courtyard, also built by Ramesses II.
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- A colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court
- A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple etc.; A courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade; A porch surrounded by columns
- The rectangular courtyard or garden of a Roman or Greek house, surrounded by porticoes
- Group of columns round a courtyard, or temple, and often used to support a roof (the Greek word derives from peri=round + stilus=column).
- Literally, surrounded by columns; a term for a temple or other structure enclosed in a colonnade.
- A covered colonnade constructed on all four sides of a square or rectangular, open space.
- A continuous covered colonnade. The colonnade of the Parthenon is an example.
- The building or outdoor area where Voodoo ceremonies are held.
