ABSTRACT
This chapter attempts to draw connections between two areas that although quite different seem to be empowered by similar underlying assumptions. In ancient Greek the word “temenos” denotes a sanctuary, a sacred enclosure or precinct especially one containing a temple or dedicated to a god. The narthex is a transitional space which might be thought of as the equivalent of the transitional space of the Propylaeum of the Greek precinct, acting as an intermediate space of adjustment to the sacred modus operandi. The dependence of the layout method of the church interior upon visual angles was not the only similarity to that of the Greek temenos that this chapter seeks to draw attention to although this constitutes an intriguing analogy of planning methods that might form a distinct research undertaking. A most impressive phenomenon within a church is the divergence of the beams created. A peculiar expression has found its way in various texts both in theology and literature.
