Peristyle
Porch surrounding an inner courtyard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In ancient Greek[1] and Roman architecture,[2] a peristyle (/ˈpɛrɪstaɪl/; from Greek περίστυλον)[3][4] is a continuous porch formed by a row of columns surrounding the perimeter of a building or a courtyard. Tetrastoön (τετράστῳον or τετράστοον, 'four arcades')[5] is a rarely used archaic term for this feature.[6] The peristyle in a Greek temple is a peristasis (περίστασις).[7] In the Christian ecclesiastical architecture that developed from the Roman basilica, a courtyard peristyle and its garden came to be known as a cloister.