Technical term coined by Vitruvius (4,1 and passim) for the space enclosed by walls within an ancient temple (Greek: σηκός, sēkós). The formal development of the Greek temple cella from early Greek domestic architecture ( House), together with the related development of the peripteral temple ( Peristasis), is still a subject for debate. In monumental stone structures from the 7th cent. BC onwards, the cella served for the…
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“Cella”, in:
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