peristyles
Pillared courtyard arcades
Peristyles are colonnades—rows of columns—that surround a building, courtyard, or open space.
The term comes from ancient Greek and Roman architecture, where peristyles typically enclosed gardens or inner courts in temples and grand houses.
A peristyle creates a covered walkway while framing the central space, allowing light and air while providing shelter.
The villa's peristyle garden offered shade and privacy.
Row supporting a roof
- atriumRoofed central hall
- porticoColumned covered entryway
- villaStately country residence
- domusRoman private residence
forum · agora · stoa · Pompeii · Herculaneum · Delphi · Olympia · Ephesus
Surrounded and sealed within
- quadrangleFour-sided figure or courtyard
- cloisterCovered monastic walkway
- atriumRoofed central hall
- ambulatoryAble to walk
arcade · central · open-air · fountain · walkway · covered · surrounding · rectangular
Cultivated vegetation arrangements
- fountainWater-spouting structure
- poolCollective fund or basin
- statuaryThree-dimensional carved figures
- landscapedGrounds aesthetically arranged
ornamental · shrubs · herbs · topiaries · frescoed · pleasure · flowerbeds · trellised
colonnade
Row supporting a roof
domus · forum · agora · stoa · Pompeii · Herculaneum · Delphi · Olympia · Ephesus · basilica
enclosed
Surrounded and sealed within
- quadrangleFour-sided figure or courtyard
- cloisterCovered monastic walkway
- atriumRoofed central hall
ambulatory · arcade · central · open-air · fountain · walkway · covered · surrounding · rectangular · symmetrical
plantings
Cultivated vegetation arrangements
- fountainWater-spouting structure
- poolCollective fund or basin
- statuaryThree-dimensional carved figures
landscaped · ornamental · shrubs · herbs · topiaries · frescoed · pleasure · flowerbeds · trellised · greenery
Corinthian
Ornate Greek architectural style
- IonicScroll-capitaled column order
- DoricAustere classical column style
- TuscanOf a central Italian region
fluted · capitals · entablature · shaft · base · pedestal · architrave · frieze · cornice · pilaster
peristylesblank walls
ramparts · curtain walls · bulwarks · stockades · palisades