cella (naos) - inner chamber of the temple, which housed the cult statue of the god., porch (pronaos) - roofed area in front of the temple’s inner chamber, rear porch (opisthodomos) - roofed area directly behind the temple’s inner chamber, colonnade - row of evenly spaced columns that support a roof, crepidoma - multi-level platform supporting a temple that forms steps that run around the temple, entrance steps - steps leading up to the temple from the front only, whilst the rest of the sides are inaccessible, podium - straight-sided raised area that supports the whole temple,

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