In Greek and Roman architecture, a columned porch surrounding the perimeter of a building or an interior courtyard.
Plan: Temple of Hera I, Paestum, Italy. Ca. 540 BCE.
House of the Vettii, Pompeii. Peristyle and courtyard. 62-79 CE.
In Greek and Roman architecture, a columned porch surrounding the perimeter of a building or an interior courtyard.
Plan: Temple of Hera I, Paestum, Italy. Ca. 540 BCE.
House of the Vettii, Pompeii. Peristyle and courtyard. 62-79 CE.