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cellar - the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
basement
cellarage - a storage area in a cellar ...

 


Cella
The main body or enclosure of a classical temple, as distinct from the portico. Also called a naos.

Cella - The main body of a classical temple, containing the cult image, as distinct from the portico, etc. In early Christian and Byzantine architecture, the cella is an area at the centre of the church reserved for performing the liturgy.

Cella: the inner or main chamber of a temple
Chryselephantine: statuary in which the flesh is represented by ivory and the drapery of gold or gilded bronze; the cult statue in the Temple of Saturn is ivory.

cella
the main room of a temple; the narrow hall that ran the entire length of the temple.
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cella: principal interior of a temple, housing the cult image chamfered a corner truncated at an angle of about 45 degrees.
centralised plan: a plan in which length and width are equal.

Cella
the main inner room of a temple, often containing the cult image of the deity.
Centering ...

Cella - a Greek term used of the holy area within a temple, usually where one worships.
Cistern - an underground area used to store water. Unlike a well, water does not naturally flow into a cistern from a subterranean source.

Cella : In ancient Greek and Roman temples, the cella is a room at the centre of the building usually containing a statue to the particular god respected by the temple. In addition the cella may contain a table to receive votive offerings.

The Cella was entered via a small porch, usually aligned to the east, which was called the Mandapa.

cella The inner, holiest chamber of a Classical temple or a Roman shop facing the street. chancel The eastern or front end of a church, containing the choir and altar and usually reserved for use by the clergy and choir.

Basement or Cellar - The lower storey of the building below or partly below the ground level.
Basement Wall - Either the wall round a basement or a sleeper wall supporting the floor ...

In the temples it is attached to the cella walls, repeating the columns of the peristyle, and in the theatres and amphitheatres, where they subdivided the arched openings: in all these cases engaged columns are utilized as a decorative feature, ...

Among the most important finds at the site were the remains of eleven muqarnas panels excavated from a cellar.

TANKING - Waterproofing of cellar walls and floors.
TELLTALE - Glass or calibrated indicator fixed over crack to check movement.
TERRACOTTA - Fired but unglazed clay, used mainly for floor and roof tiles.

3 inner rooms: antechamber / cella with statue of god(dess) / rear storage room
Greek temples faced east.
Three orders: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian ...

BULKHEAD A bulkhead is a set of metal door providing an outdoor entrance to the cellar.
BUTTRESS A wall support usually of stone or brick placed at the sides of a building, commonly seen on some Gothic Revival style churches.

Wet rot is a generic term which covers decay ocurring in very damp conditions, eg by rot caused by the organism Coniophora puteana (often referred to as cellar fungus) identified by dark brown threads spreading over the surface of the timber.

The Madeleine was built as a Christian church in imitation of a Greek temple. Instead of a cella with a monument to the god or goddess, there is an apse with a dome where services are held.

Bulkhead - Horizontal or inclined door over exterior stairway to cellar
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Cames - The lead portions of stained glass windows ...

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Balloon frames have one serious drawback: unless firestops are installed at the level of every floor, the stud spaces form what are essentially chimneys from cellar to attic, greatly accelerating the spread of fire.

Wine cellar, serving room, silverware, etc. See also Pantry (I'm not sure how the allocation of functions between the buttery and the pantry were differentiated - in Norman French/English buttery means 'bottle room' and pantry means 'bread ...

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