A row of pillars surrounding an enclosed space or enclosing an open space, taking the form of a porch or colonnade.
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Sakha
In Indian temple architecture, it refers to the vertical sidepieces of a door frame or an entrance frame, or the…
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Hirka-i-Sharif Mosque, Istanbul
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkiye, built in 1851 to house the cloak relic of Prophet Muhammad, from which it receives its…
pitched roof
A roof form featuring one or more inclined surfaces rising to meet at a ridge, point, or wall surface. The…
Mihrab
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Sabhamandapa
An architectural term, it refers to the assembly room or audience hall in a Hindu temple.
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Towering, multi-storeyed gateway characteristic of South Indian Dravida temple architecture. A temple may have several gopurams, or gopuras, punctuating the…
Stupa
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