Colonnade
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In classical architecture, a colonnade is a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, or part of a building. Paired or multiple pairs of columns are normally employed
Colonnade at the Belvedere on the Pfingstberg palace in Germany
The colonnade of Amenhotep III at the Luxor temple
The Stoa of Attalos in the reconstructed Ancient Agora of Athens
The Great Colonnade at Palmyra, Syria
Peristyle
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In ancient Greek and Roman architecture, a peristyle is a continuous porch formed by a row of columns surrounding the perimeter of a building or a courtyard. Tetrastoön is a rarely used archaic term f
Colonnade
…a vast open elliptical space. When in front of a building, screening the door (Latin porta), it is called a portico. When enclosing an open court, a peristyle. A portico may be more than one rank of columns deep, as at the Pantheon in Rome or the stoae of Ancient Greece. When the intercolumniation is alternately…
Reconstruction of a Roman peristyle surrounding a courtyard in Pompeii, Italy
Peristyle in Diocletian's Palace