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/ˈpɛɹɪstaɪl/ · noun
A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns..
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.
The peristyle is a roofed structure, open at the sides, in which most of the ceremonials and dances take place.
Most peristyles in Haiti have hard-packed dirt floors that can soak up libations when they're poured on the ground in honor of the spirits.
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Peristyle means A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns..
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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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