peristyle
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- Greek temples
- In Western architecture: The early periods
…to be embellished by a peristyle, an outer colonnade of posts supporting extended eaves. This colonnade provided a covered ambulatory (roofed walkway), and it was also a device to distinguish the building from purely secular architecture. This plan can be seen in buildings on Samos and at Thermum in central…
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- In Western architecture: The early periods
- Roman houses
- In Western architecture: Residential architecture
…around a colonnaded court, or peristyle. The atrium, a rectangular room with an opening in the roof to the sky, and its adjoining rooms were peculiarly Roman elements; the peristyle was Greek or Middle Eastern. There were few windows on the street, light being obtained from the atrium or peristyle.…
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- In Western architecture: Residential architecture