The simplest form of the rectangular temple was that in which the two side walls were carried out from the naos to form the porch at one or both extremities of the building.
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Naos
//ˈneɪ.ɒs//
Synonyms for "naos" (5 found)
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The uncertainty that exists, from the condition of the ruins, as to the height originally assigned by the architect to the interior of the naos and of the opisthodomus,^([sic – meaning opisthodomos]) hampers our investigation of the considerations by which he decided the distribution of the plan.
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The interior breadth of the naos of the temple as octastyle may, therefore, be deduced within very narrow limits of error;[…].
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