Cyclostyle
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A cyclostyle is a term used in architecture
. A structure composed of a circular range of columns without a core is cyclostylar; with a core the range would be peristyle
. This is the species of edifice called "monopteral" by Vitruvius
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Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
. A structure composed of a circular range of columns without a core is cyclostylar; with a core the range would be peristyle
Peristyle
In Hellenistic Greek and Roman architecture a peristyle is a columned porch or open colonnade in a building surrounding a court that may contain an internal garden. Tetrastoon is another name for this feature...
. This is the species of edifice called "monopteral" by Vitruvius
Vitruvius
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio was a Roman writer, architect and engineer, active in the 1st century BC. He is best known as the author of the multi-volume work De Architectura ....
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