Ambulacrum

For the anatomical feature, see Ambulacrum (anatomy).

Not to be confused with Ambulacral.

Ambulacrum (Walking path example)

Ambulacrum is an architectural word that denotes an atrium, courtyard, or parvise in front of a basilica or church that is surrounded by arcades or colonnades, or trees, and which often contains a fountain. It also can denote a walking path that trees delineate.

References

• James Stevens Curl, A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (Oxford University Press, 2006).