In architecture, it is a type of crown, which is the top-most part of a column, pillar or pilaster. It is characterised by its shape, which is rounded at the bottom and square at the top.
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An architectural term, it refers to the assembly room or audience hall in a Hindu temple.
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkiye, built in 1851 to house the cloak relic of Prophet Muhammad, from which it receives its…
A roof form featuring one or more inclined surfaces rising to meet at a ridge, point, or wall surface. The…
An outward square projection from the main shrine of the temple, occuring in a cluster of three. Trirathas are typically…
A tier or storey in a shikhara, vimana or gopuram, found primarily in Dravida temple architecture.
A temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva, located in the town of Kalahasti in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is…
Bell tower; or the upper part of this or a steeple, which houses bells; or specifically the timber structure by…
The central section of the entablature (a capital on the top of a pillar), situated below the cornice and above…