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|wketx=In ancient Greek and Roman architecture, a [[peristyle]] (/ˈpɛrɪstaɪl/; from Greek [[περίστυλον]]) 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') is a rarely used archaic term for this feature. The peristyle in a Greek temple is a peristasis ([[περίστασις]]). In the Christian ecclesiastical architecture that developed from the Roman basilica, a courtyard peristyle and its garden came to be known as a cloister. | |||
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|ptext=[[https://www.translatum.gr/images/pape/pape-02-0595.png Seite 595]] τό, [[Säulengang]], [[Gallerie]]; Pol. 10, 27, 10; Plut. Arat. 26. | |ptext=[[https://www.translatum.gr/images/pape/pape-02-0595.png Seite 595]] τό, [[Säulengang]], [[Gallerie]]; Pol. 10, 27, 10; Plut. Arat. 26. | ||
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Wikipedia EN
In ancient Greek and Roman architecture, a peristyle (/ˈpɛrɪstaɪl/; from Greek περίστυλον) 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') is a rarely used archaic term for this feature. The peristyle in a Greek temple is a peristasis (περίστασις). In the Christian ecclesiastical architecture that developed from the Roman basilica, a courtyard peristyle and its garden came to be known as a cloister.
German (Pape)
[Seite 595] τό, Säulengang, Gallerie; Pol. 10, 27, 10; Plut. Arat. 26.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
περίστῡλον: τό Diod., Plut. = περίστυλος II.
