Peristyle Brass

Peristyle

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 for this feature. The peristyle in a Greek temple is a peristasis. In the Christian ecclesiastical architecture that developed from the Roman basilica, a courtyard peristyle and its garden came to be known as a cloister.

Brass

Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, in proportions which can be varied to achieve different colours and mechanical, electrical, acoustic, and chemical properties, but copper typically has the larger proportion, generally 2⁄3 copper and 1⁄3 zinc. In use since prehistoric times, it is a substitutional alloy: atoms of the two constituents may replace each other within the same crystal structure.

peristyle

Noun

1. A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. A porch surrounded by columns.

brass

Noun

1. A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.
2. A memorial or sepulchral tablet usually made of brass or latten: a monumental brass.

Adjective

1. Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass.
2. Of the color of brass.