Diaulos (architecture)

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Diaulos in ancient Greek architecture was a peristyle round the great court of the palaestra, described by Vitruvius, which measured two stadia (1,200 ft.) in length, on the south side this peristyle had two rows of columns, so that in stormy weather the rain might not be driven into the inner part.

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• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.[1]
• The Architecture of Ancient Greece: An Account of Its Historic Development Page 390 By William Bell Dinsmoor ISBN 0819602833