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plan ![click to hear : plan click to hear : plan](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
peristyle ![click to hear : peristyle click to hear : peristyle](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Colonnade with one or more rows surrounding the temple.
pronaos ![click to hear : pronaos click to hear : pronaos](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Front section of the temple; it provides access to the naos.
column ![click to hear : column click to hear : column](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Circular pillar supporting the entablature; it is composed of three parts: the base, the shaft and the capital.
naos ![click to hear : naos click to hear : naos](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Central part of the temple, designed to house the statue of the divinity.
location of the statue ![click to hear : location of the statue click to hear : location of the statue](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Area where the statue of the divinity was placed.
opisthodomos ![click to hear : opisthodomos click to hear : opisthodomos](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Rear section of the temple where offerings were left.
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.