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Peristyle vs Arcade - What's the difference?

peristyle | arcade |

As nouns the difference between peristyle and arcade

is that peristyle is colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc while arcade is a row of arches.

peristyle

English

(wikipedia peristyle)

Noun

(en noun)
  • colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc.
  • * 1942 , Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006), page 143:
    • 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.
  • A courtyard; the space surrounded by a colonnade.
  • A porch surrounded by columns.

    • arcade

    English

    (wikipedia arcade)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (architecture) A row of arches.
  • (architecture) A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.
  • (gaming) An establishment that runs coin-operated games.

    • Derived terms

    () * arcaded * arcadian * arcading * arcade game * penny arcade