What is peristyle?

Peristyle is a type of courtyard - an area open to the sky and surrounded by walls or buildings - which is closed by a column covered with a pavement. Popular in ancient Greek and Roman architecture were Peristyles in temples, houses and public buildings. Although they were primarily popular in antiquity, modern versions of the peristyl can still be found today. Peristyle was found in most temples and in some houses and was always an open space, unpaved and without a roof in the interior of the building. The Travish area of ​​the peristyle could have trees or garden, functional or decorative. There was a stone sidewalk between the open area and the rest of the building. The recess was completely closed, with the walls of the building on one side, the roof above the head and evenly distributed columns on the side open to the grassy area.

columns were normally ionic, which is a typical style in Greek architecture. The ion columns are best known for the scroll work at the top of the column and a thin surface of the base on the bottom. Columns also the usualLe had vertical ridges that ran their length.

Peristyles in Rome were commonly found in households called domus . In domus , the peristyle was the center of the house with the main rooms that left this open area. Other rooms can also be attached to the main room. Roman peristyles often held functional gardens full of herbs, although sometimes the gardens were only decorative. In addition, the walls of the sidewalk would often hold or painted with works of art.

In recent times, Peristyles became popular designs for monasteries and monasteries. Adjustment of the same basic design of ancient perisals was called monasteries. Hlánovka was connected to the church, separated by monks of the no longer from the rest of the world.

More modern peristyles can be seen in several places around the world. In one of the city parks in New Orleans, a large peristyle, originally postIt is still standing in 1907 as a dance pavilion. In addition, some buildings have a variant of peristyl. It is usually not an open grassy area of ​​ancient design peristyle, but instead are areas, large or small, which are located in the center of the room and surrounded by evenly spaced columns. The planetarium in Greece is sports on the peristyle of this basic design on each floor.