A tier or storey in a shikhara, vimana or gopuram, found primarily in Dravida temple architecture.
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Mahamandapa
A pillared pavilion or hall found in Dravida temples. Typically the largest mandapa (pavilion) of the temple, the mahamandapa serves…
Apsidal
A term referring to the shape of an apse, an architectural element that serves as a semi-circular end for a…
Panchayatana
A layout in traditional Hindu temple architecture in which the central shrine is surrounded by four subsidiary shrines, each at…
Mihrab
A niche in the wall of a mosque which indicates the qibla (direction of the Kaaba in Mecca) and is…
Sabhamandapa
An architectural term, it refers to the assembly room or audience hall in a Hindu temple.
Double-Voluted
An architectural or design element consisting of two scroll-shaped ornamental figures mounted on pillar capitals. The curving shape is believed…
Chaitya
Meaning ‘shrine’ or ’sanctuary’ in Sanskrit, chaitya or chaitya griha (‘chaitya hall’) refers to a pillared hall in Buddhist architecture,…
mezzanine
Platform or balcony projecting as a partial, intermediate storey between the floor and ceiling of a full-heighted space. The mezzanine…