peristyle

 
Pronunciation: /ˈpɛrɪstʌɪl/

noun

Architecture
  • a row of columns surrounding a space within a building such as a court or internal garden or edging a veranda or porch.
  • a space such as a court or porch that is surrounded or edged by a peristyle.

Origin:

early 17th century: from French péristyle, from Latin peristylum, from Greek peristulon, from peri- 'around' + stulos 'pillar'