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Naos - The sanctuary or principal chamber of a Greek temple, containing the statue of the god. In Byzantine architecture, the core and sanctuary of a centrally planned church.
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Naos
the inner sanctuary of an ancient Greek temple.
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Also called a naos.Cellurach(Irish, lit. a cell or church): A walled enclosure, often near old monastic sites, used until recent times for the burial of unbaptized children. Also called a killeen.
ANTAE (a Lat. plural word, possibly from ante, before), an architectural term given to slightly projecting pilaster strips which terminate the winged walls of the naos of a Greek temple.
Pseudo-peripteral - temple in which the columns surrounding the naos have had walls built between them, so that they become engaged columns, as in the great temple at Agrigentum.
Interior view of the naos behind the replica of Athena Parthenos
Interior view of the naos from the base of Athena Parthenos
Interior view of the naos
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Greek architecture term for the lowest course of masonry of the external walls of the naos or cella, consisting of vertical slabs of stone or marble ...
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antæ) (Latin, possibly from ante, 'before' or 'in front of') is an architectural term describing the posts or pillars on either side of a doorway or entrance of a Greek temple - the slightly projecting piers which terminate the walls of the naos.[1] ...
 See also: Temple, Greek, Architecture, Classical, Cella
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