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plan

plan Colonnade with one or more rows surrounding the temple. Front section of the temple; it provides access to the naos. Circular pillar supporting the entablature; it is composed of three parts: the base, the shaft and the capital. Central part of the temple, designed to house the statue of the divinity. Area where the statue of the divinity was placed. Rear section of the temple where offerings were left. Base upon which the building rests; it is composed of several levels.

peristyle

Colonnade with one or more rows surrounding the temple.

pronaos

Front section of the temple; it provides access to the naos.

column

Circular pillar supporting the entablature; it is composed of three parts: the base, the shaft and the capital.

naos

Central part of the temple, designed to house the statue of the divinity.

location of the statue

Area where the statue of the divinity was placed.

opisthodomos

Rear section of the temple where offerings were left.

crepidoma

Base upon which the building rests; it is composed of several levels.