An architectural term used to denote a pillar that emerges at an angle in a building or a structure.
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Roll Bracket
Also known as taranga potika, it is a corbel-bracket with a roll-like pattern or moulding.
Blind Bays
In architecture, a recess or space between two vertical supports that is set on a wall without doors or windows.
Capital
In architecture, uppermost member of a column or pilaster, wider than the shaft and often distinctively carved or decorated in…
Shamiana
A ceremonial tent or awning featuring removable walls that consist typically of decorated or coloured cloth. They were used by…
mezzanine
Platform or balcony projecting as a partial, intermediate storey between the floor and ceiling of a full-heighted space. The mezzanine…
Chandrashala
A decorative motif similar to a barrel-vaulted roof, with a circular dormer-shaped or horseshoe-shaped arch. It is commonly found in…
Double-Voluted
An architectural or design element consisting of two scroll-shaped ornamental figures mounted on pillar capitals. The curving shape is believed…
Kuta
A type of roof in Dravida temple architecture shaped like a hut, with a square base.