\paperw7095 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 \b PATRONYMIC \b0 - Name derived from that of a person's father or ancestor, by means of a suffix.\par
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\b PEDIMENT
\b0 - An ornamental frame, usually triangular, set at the top of a facade. It is generally formed by the two pitches of the roof and a cornice. The triangular space inside the pediment, often recessed, is known as the tympanum.\par
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\b PERISTYLE\b0
- A set of columns, enclosed by a wall, located outside or inside a building. In the Roman house it was the arcaded inner court.\par
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\b PILASTER STRIP \b0 - A half pillar embedded in a wall and projecting from it to form a decorative pattern of li
ght and shade on the surface.\par
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\b PILLAR \b0 - A vertical architectural member, usually on a rectangular base, though it can also be polygonal, cruciform, etc., used as a support for arches, vaults, and architraves. Sometimes it is made up, lik
e the column, of a base, shaft, and capital.\par
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\b PODIUM \b0 - Raised platform on which a building, especially a temple, stands.\par
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\b POLIS \b0 - Greek word for city.\par
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\b PRONAOS \b0 - In the classical temple, this was the spa
ce between the colonnade of the facade and the wall of the cella. Subsequently it became an independent structure bounded by columns and pillars, set either on the inside or the outside of a building's facade, especially in churches.\par
