noun
- a row of columns surrounding a space within a building or forming a covered walkway
Usage: architecture
Examples
- The ancient Greek temple featured a beautiful peristyle with marble columns.
- Visitors walked through the peristyle to reach the inner courtyard.
- The museum’s peristyle provided shade from the afternoon sun.
- Roman villas often included a peristyle garden surrounded by columns.
- The architect designed a modern peristyle for the new civic center.
- Students gathered in the university’s peristyle between classes.