Podium

Japanese: podium
Podium

…Some people believe that the arch, which played an important role in Roman architecture, was also a technique learned from the Etruscans. Roman temples were built on high, vertical podiums, and the only stairs leading up to the temple were at the front. The front was a wide portico, and the width of the shrine room (chela) was often the same as the portico. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "podium" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ローマ建築に重要な役割を果たしたアーチもまたエトルリア人から学んだ技術であると考える人もいる。ローマの神殿は高く垂直に立ち上る基壇(ポディウムpodium)の上に建てられ,神殿に登る階段は正面だけにある。前面は広い玄関柱廊になっており,神室(ケラ)の幅は玄関柱廊の幅と同じになることが多い。…

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