Stylobate
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The stylobate or stylobates ( Greek ὁ στυλοβάτης from ὁ στῦλος "the column" and ἡ βάσις "the step, the passage") is the top step of the crepe , the stepped substructure of Greek temples .
The stylobate is often emphasized by being taller than the lower steps of the crepe. The pillars of the temple stand on the stylobate . A wall-bearing parts of the top step of the Krepis, however, are called toichobat .
In order to give the temple a more harmonious appearance, the stylobate is often not designed horizontally, but is slightly curved towards the center of the building from all sides. This optical refinement is known as curvature . The curvature is so small that it cannot be consciously perceived optically. B. the entasis of the pillars and the inclination of pillars and the cella walls give the building its mathematical rigor and should give it a more pleasant appearance.