cella

Also known as naos

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Commons category: Cella (architecture)

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Greek and Roman temples
Etruscan temples
Egyptian temples
Christian churches
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In Classical architecture, a or naos () is the inner chamber of an ancient Greek or Roman temple. Its enclosure within walls has given rise to extended meanings: of a hermit's or monk's cell, and (since the 17th century) of a biological cell in plants or animals.