The house features an atrium with a rectangular peristyle and a covered corridor, the roof of which is supported by columns with Doric capitals.
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Peristyle
//ˈpɛɹəstaɪl//
Synonyms for "peristyle" (18 found)
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Translations
16 translations across 7 languages.
Catalan
3 entries- peristil noun (colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc.)
- peristil noun (a courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade)
- peristil noun (a porch surrounded by columns)
French
2 entries- péristyle noun (a courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade)
- péristyle noun (a porch surrounded by columns)
Irish
2 entries- peiristíl noun (a courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade)
- peiristíl noun (a porch surrounded by columns)
Italian
2 entries- peristilio noun (a courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade)
- peristilio noun (a porch surrounded by columns)
Latin
3 entries- peristȳlium noun (a courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade)
- peristȳlium noun (a porch surrounded by columns)
- peristȳlum noun (a courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade)
Polish
3 entries- perystyl noun (colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc.)
- perystyl noun (a courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade)
- perystyl noun (a porch surrounded by columns)
Russian
1 entries- перисти́ль noun (a courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Amelia is in the peristyle with Marcus, Quintus and Julia.
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He cast a hasty glance around. Fortunately, there were no guests under the peristyle, and only two men, out of earshot, in the pinacotheca.
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One cannot, for example, see the Temple of Æsculapius as one stands in the fine open courtyard as it was intended one should do; the interstices on that side of the peristyle have been blocked by Venetian Gothic buildings.
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