Toichobat

The substructure of the Greek temple

As Toichobat ( Greek  ὁ τοιχοβάτης of gr. Ὁ τοῖχος , the wall, and gr. Βαίνω , I walk or go) is the top, already visible layer of the wall foundation or the top step of the crepidoma , the stepped substructure Greek temple , designated as only walls are built on it, such as B. at the Antentempel . In ring hall temples, peripteroi , the toichobat is usually extra emphasized by rising a little above the surrounding pteron plates . In Ionic temples it is often decorated with a torus and wave profile ( kymation ).

For temples that have a columnar position , such as B. the Peripteros, the column-bearing top tier of the crepe is called stylobate .