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The interior plan is most simple - a
great open cella with the four square
chambers that flank the two entrances.

The southeastern angle tower contains
the stair which led to the roof. This is
entered from the recessed entrance arch.
The corresponding chamber on the north
is entered from the cella by a small door,
it extended the full height of the temple
and is roofed by great slabs of stone.
The two chambers at the opposite end
are almost completely open to the cella.
The interior walls of the cella are embellished
with flat pilaster with good Corinthian
caps, a simple curved frieze and a rich
dentil cornice. This same decoration
is carried into the western chambers
which are practically part of the cella.

The roof of the building seems to have
been destroyed by fire which has
calcined the greater portion of the interior.

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Dentil: One of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting from a moulding or beneath a cornice. A string of dentils is known as dentillation.

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Cella: inner chamber of temple.

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Calcined: reduced, oxidized, or desiccated