A triangular or cylindrical projection from a roof that usually contains a window. It is an architectural motif commonly found in gothic churches and more recently in domestic architecture as a way of converting lofts into livable spaces.
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A painted room in the form of a gallery commissioned by kings, nobles and merchants. The chitrashala in Bundi Palace,…
A ceremonial tent or awning featuring removable walls that consist typically of decorated or coloured cloth. They were used by…
An outward square projection from the main shrine of the temple, occuring in a cluster of three. Trirathas are typically…
In Indian temple architecture, it is a style of decorative moulding seen on a tier of the adhisthana, the raised…
A niche in the wall of a mosque which indicates the qibla (direction of the Kaaba in Mecca) and is…
The name of the vimana (the sanctum sanctorum and the tower over it) of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Andhra…
Shrine enclosing the inner sanctum or garbhagriha in the Dravida-style Hindu or Jain temples of South India; multi-shrine complexes may…
An architectural term used to denote a pillar that emerges at an angle in a building or a structure.