Etruscan temples were not meant to be seen as a sculptural mass from all directions, as Greek temples were. Unlike Greek temples, which were made of the more stable medium of stone, Etruscan temples were made of wood and mud brick. Entrance was only possibly through a narrow staircase at the center of the front of the temple. Etruscan columns were usually at the front of the building to create a deep porch, while Greek columns were placed symmetrically. Etruscan temples also typically had three cellas, and placed life-size narrative terracotta statuary on the roofs of their temples, not in their pediments.
