A range of columns with their entablature, etc.; specifically, a complete system of columns, whether on all sides of a court, or surrounding a building, such as the cella of a temple. Used in the former sense, it gives name to the larger and inner court of a Roman dwelling, the peristyle. See Colonnade.
portico with columns surrounding a courtyard
enclosed courtyard or garden surrounded by columns
range of columns surrounding a court or temple
house: house built around an open central space, with colonnaded corridors surrounding that space.
literally, surrounded by columns; a term for a temple or other structure enclosed in a colonnade.
(PER·i·style). A peristyle is a row of columns forming an enclosure or supporting a roof.
a courtyard with a covered walkway all the way around it, with columns holding up the ceiling so you can see out into the garden
an architectural term for an open space surrounded by columns set at regular intervals and topped by a roof
(15) -- a covered colonnade surrounding a building or a court (Biers, 337) Sample Image (Lesson 12)
A group of columns round a courtyard, or temple, and often used to support a roof (the Greek word derives from peri=round + stilus=column).
A court or garden (as at Pompeii) surrounded by porticos with columns.
Columns surrounding a building or enclosing a courtyard.
a space surrounded by columns.
a court or square or cloister in Greek or Roman buildings with a colonnade round it.
a colonnade surrounding a building or court; also an open space enclosed by a colonnade
A continuous row of columns around a building or courtyard; sometimes a line of columns across a façade.
1. A continuous range of columns surrounding the main body of a building. 2. The colonnade around the inside of a court or room; the term is rarely used for an external colonnade.
the rectangular courtyard or garden of a Roman or Greek house, surrounded by porticoes
A colonnade surrounding the exterior of a building, such as a mausoleum, or a range of columns supporting an entablature (a beam) that stands free to define an outdoor alcove or open space.
colonnade around the outside of a building, or the inside of an open court. [image
In Roman architecture a peristyle is a columned porch or open colonnade in a building that surrounds a court that may contain an internal garden. "Tetrastoon" is another name for this feature. In the Christian ecclesiastical architecture that developed from Roman precedents, a basilica, such as Old St Peter's in Rome, would stand behind a peristyle forecourt that sheltered it from the street.