cella

cella
/sel"euh/, n., pl. cellae /sel"ee/. Archit.
1. the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
2. the entire central structure of a classical temple. Also called naos.
[1670-80; < L: storeroom, shrine, akin to celare to hide; see CONCEAL]

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or naos

Enclosed body of a temple (as distinct from the portico), in which the image of the deity was housed.

In early Greek and Roman architecture it was usually rectangular, with an entrance at one end; the side walls were often extended to form a porch. In larger temples the cella was sometimes open to the sky. In the Byzantine architectural tradition, the naos is the area of a central-plan church where the liturgy is performed.

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Greek  Naos,  

      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, usually rectangular, with the entrance at one end and with the side walls often being extended to form a porch. In larger temples, where the cella is open to the sky, a small temple was sometimes placed within. In the Byzantine architectural tradition the naos was preserved as the area of a centrally planned church, including the core and the sanctuary, where the liturgy is performed.

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