Greek temple [2]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Building that, in antiquity, was dedicated to a divinity and featured a statue of that divinity.
antefix ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Ornamental element used to decorate the edges and the peak of the roof.
tile ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Hard surface, usually made of baked molded clay, used as a covering for roofs.
pronaos ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Front section of the temple; it provides access to the naos.
grille ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Trellis enclosing the pronaos or the opisthodomos.
ramp ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Inclined plane that provides access to the temple.
euthynteria ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Base that serves to level the surface on which the temple rests.
stylobate ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Upper section of the crepidoma; it supports the columns.
peristyle ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Colonnade with one or more rows surrounding the temple.
crepidoma ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Base upon which the building rests; it is composed of several levels.
column ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Fluted circular pillar that supports the entablature.
entablature ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Section composed of the architrave, the frieze and the cornice; it supports the pediment.
architrave ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Lower section of the entablature, directly on top of the capitals of the columns.
frieze ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Section of the entablature between the cornice and the architrave; its decoration varies, depending in the architectural style.
cornice ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Molding projection atop the entablature.
sloping cornice ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The inclined section of the pediment.
pediment ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Triangular section above the entablature.
tympanum ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Triangular surface between the cornice and the pediment’s two sloping cornices.
acroterion ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Ornamental feature that rests on a base at the apex and corners of the pediment.
naos ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Central part of the temple, designed to house the statue of the divinity.
timber ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Framework of beams that supports the roof of the building and provides stability.