In architecture, a recess or space between two vertical supports that is set on a wall without doors or windows.
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Jaali
Latticed screen windows often found in Islamic architecture, typically made of stone, metal, and in rare cases, also wood. Apart…
Apsidal
A term referring to the shape of an apse, an architectural element that serves as a semi-circular end for a…
Palisade
A fence or defensive wall made of closely packed wooden or iron stakes or tree trunks and typically serves as…
Triratha
An outward square projection from the main shrine of the temple, occuring in a cluster of three. Trirathas are typically…
Tin Thal
A three-storeyed Mahayana cave temple in Ellora dating to the eighth century CE. Marked as Cave 12, it houses a…
Cornice Moulding
A horizontal decorative moulding applied to the edges at the top of an interior wall, ceiling or pedestal. They date…
Sakha
In Indian temple architecture, it refers to the vertical sidepieces of a door frame or an entrance frame, or the…
Groyne
A long, rigid hydraulic structure constructed perpendicular to the seashore or riverbank to interrupt flow of water. They are usually…