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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 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 Standing before the renowned peristyle at the Los Angeles Coliseum, where the 1984 Olympics opening ceremony was held, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday touted a $77-million infusion of cash for Metro to pay for more electric buses.—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024 Advertisement The torch will be carried down the Coliseum’s peristyle steps.—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024 The ¾-mile course snaked around the field, looped uphill through the peristyle arches and returned to the floor with a 150-foot, free-fall jump.—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023 At least 10 peristyles have been attacked since 2021, according to Saint-Clou Augustin, a houngan.—Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 3 June 2023
The solution: Create two atriums so that more windows can be added to apartments.
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Ellen Rosen,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Patients access the complex — created by merging a former law office, funeral home, car dealership and Dunkin’ Donuts — by driving around back where a porte cochere leads into a soaring atrium.
Its a 10-floor building with a pool in the courtyard and 559 studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments.
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CD Goette-Luciak,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2025
The Juneteenth walk took participants through Central Park to the Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum for the opportunity to add their handprints to a community art project created in the outside front courtyard.
In 1996, a 3-year-old boy tumbled 24 feet into a gorilla enclosure after sliding through a barrier at a Chicago-area zoo.
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Mark Gray,
People.com,
27 June 2025
The staff followed safety protocols and were able to use recall training to safely coax the bears back into their enclosure without the need for any further intervention, the park said.
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign argued that the court did not have the power to second guess the president's authority to invoke the act.
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Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
30 June 2025
Police did not find Newton truthful or credible, court records state.
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