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