In Classical architecture, a cella (the Latin word literally means 'small chamber') or naos (from Ancient Greek ναός (naós) 'temple') is the inner chamber of an ancient Greek or Roman temple.

cella, in Classical architecture, the body of a temple (as distinct from the portico) in which the image of the deity is housed. In early Greek and Roman architecture it was a simple room, …

The Cella housed the statues of Roman gods. The Pediment is the temple's roof and the Tympanum is the triangular and recessed space that is framed by the Entablature on the …

The Pantheon consists of a 34m by 13.6m ‘pronaos’, or portico, and a 43.2m inner diameter circular ‘cella’, or main temple, crowned by a dome. The pronaos has three rows of Corinthian …

Roman temples typically featured a raised platform called a podium, a deep porch with columns (the pronaos), and a main chamber (the cella) where the deity’s statue was placed. The use of …

Roman temples were typically made of brick and concrete and then faced in either marble or stucco. Engaged columns (columns that protrude from walls like reliefs) adorn the exteriors of …

May 18, 2018 · cella (sĕl´ə), the portion of a Roman temple that was enclosed within walls, as distinct from the open colonnaded porticoes that formed the rest of it. It corresponds to the …

Apr 26, 2024 · Cella is the inner chamber of a classical temple housing the cult statue, while naos specifically refers to the central sanctuary within Greek temples. Cella is a term used in …

cella sĕlˈə [key], the portion of a Roman temple that was enclosed within walls, as distinct from the open colonnaded porticoes that formed the rest of it. It corresponds to the naos in Greek …

In its primary sense, cella means a store-room ( “Ubi quid conditum esse volebant, a celando cellam appellarunt,” Varro, L. L. 5.162), of which the following were the principal descriptions:-- …