How To Use peristyle In A Sentence
- In the corridor surrounding the peristyle were the names and portraits of all the pharaohs from Menes the first ruler of Egypt to Ramses XII In the hypostyle, or hall for nobles, the geography and statistics of Egypt were presented pictorially, also the subject nations. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt
- This was most evident in the neglected peristyle or temple that was once revered as sacred space where community gathered. Gina Athena Ulysse: Haiti's Vodou: A World Of Wonder And Surrender
- I'm sure there are hermits living in the hills of Haiti who have served the Lwa all their life and are mighty in Legba's magick, who have never set foot in a peristyle.
- She often spent her days in the peristyle, reading or playing the harp.
- This form, upon which our modern atria are based, was enclosed on all sides by buildings with roofs sloping to a columned peristyle or walkway around a courtyard.
- The characteristic Pompeian house with its peristyle garden, planted with trees and shrubs, frequently had an outdoor dining area, shaded by a canopy of vines.
- In it, he criticized the unity of place and time imposed by the classical theatre, which confined all the action to a banal peristyle and expelled all drama to the wings.
- One should perceive a bit further in the distance the colonnade forming the peristyle of the temple of Berecynthia.
- Over beers in the city's banlieues, the young street dancers explained that the smooth marble flooring of the peristyle surrounding the opera house was perfect for breakdancing.
- Portraits of famous Greek and Roman poets, orators, and statesmen filled libraries and peristyles.