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