PERISTYLE

House of the Vettii Pompeii 1st century A.D. The peristyle or inner colonnaded garden court in the House of the Vettii. The peristyle is at the center of the house with the private quarters built around it. Typically the garden has bronze and marble statues, busts, and water fountains. The entire arrangement indicates the Roman love of nature.

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