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Cella
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in architecture, the Latin name for the sanctuary of a Roman temple, corresponding with the naos of the Greek temple. In the Etruscan temples, according to Vitruvius, there were three cellas, side by side; and in the temple of Venus built by Hadrian at Rome there were two cellas, both enclosed, however, in a single peristyle.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cella'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/cella.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cella'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/cella.html. 1910.
