per·i·style 
(pĕrĭ-stīl′)
(pĕrĭ-stīl′)n.
1. A series of columns surrounding a building or enclosing a court.
2. A court enclosed by columns.
[French péristyle, from Latin peristȳlum, from Greek peristūlon, from neuter of peristūlos, surrounded by columns : peri-, peri- + stūlos, pillar; see stā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
per′i·stylar (-stīlər) adj.
peristyleplan of the Temple of Apollo
Thermon, Greece