An architectural term used to denote a pillar that emerges at an angle in a building or a structure.
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Stupi
A bulbous structure that is the apex of a temple and placed on the roof. Also known as the kalasha,…
Blind Bays
In architecture, a recess or space between two vertical supports that is set on a wall without doors or windows.
vimana
Shrine enclosing the inner sanctum or garbhagriha in the Dravida-style Hindu or Jain temples of South India; multi-shrine complexes may…
Double-Voluted
An architectural or design element consisting of two scroll-shaped ornamental figures mounted on pillar capitals. The curving shape is believed…
Zenana
A Persian term for private quarters in a house reserved exclusively for women. Originally an extension of the Islamic concept…
Torana
Meaning ‘gateway’ or ‘arched entrance’ in Sanskrit and Pali, torana refers to a free-standing gateway marking the entrance to a Buddhist shrine or…
Capital
In architecture, uppermost member of a column or pilaster, wider than the shaft and often distinctively carved or decorated in…
ridge beam
Longitudinal beam along the top of a pitched or vaulted roof. The ridge beam is a load-bearing structural member of…