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Recent Examples of peristyleThe now-familiar Olympic cauldron torch was added above the peristyle at the east end of the stadium.—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 The cold room consists of a peristyle or porticoed court that is 10 meters (33 feet) long and 10 meters wide, with a large pool at the center.—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025 And for the next two nights, the Coliseum’s peristyle will be illuminated in blue light.—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 At least 10 peristyles have been attacked since 2021, according to Saint-Clou Augustin, a houngan.—Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 3 June 2023
At the heart of the 15,000 square feet of living space is a soaring double-height atrium wrapped in detailed cherrywood paneling and surrounded by a series of formal salons, each with original murals, moldings, and paneling.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
7 Oct. 2025
The open spaces within the atrium invite collaboration, embodying the center's architectural and educational approach.
Located in the Garden District, the hotel, which was designed by Jeannine Jacobs, has a bright, tropical feel with open-air courtyards, a pool, and a bar.
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Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
The pair also collaborated on an orange-and-gold dewdrop installation over the stairway and the glimmering waterfall sculpture in the three-story courtyard.
On a glorious late-summer afternoon, a small group gathered on the leafy patio behind Café Lisbeth to toast.
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Diana Hubbell,
Saveur,
16 Oct. 2025
For traditional lodging, bed down at Mountain House Rajska Vrata in Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where ski days end on the sunny patio with local specialties such as nettle soup or herbal rakija (brandy) around the fireplace.
The western façade, giving onto the parvis, the open area before the cathedral, was not completed until around 1240, and the upper gallery of the nave and the two towers on the west façade were finished between 1225 and 1250.
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