A fence or defensive wall made of closely packed wooden or iron stakes or tree trunks and typically serves as temporary fortification.
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Dado
In architecture, it is the space between the base and the pedestal of a column. It is also used to…
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An architectural term, it refers to the assembly room or audience hall in a Hindu temple.
Abacus
In architecture, a wide slab at the top of a load-bearing column, forming the uppermost section of the capital and…
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Shrine enclosing the inner sanctum or garbhagriha in the Dravida-style Hindu or Jain temples of South India; multi-shrine complexes may…
Entablature
A horizontal band resting on pillar capitals, they are divided into three parts — the architrave (the bottom), the frieze…
Shaft
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Pallipadai
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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,…