In architecture, it is a type of crown, which is the top-most part of a column, pillar or pilaster. It is characterised by its shape, which is rounded at the bottom and square at the top.
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Meaning ‘heap’ in Sanskrit, stupa refers to a Buddhist structure usually housing buried remains of a deified figure or other sacred relics.…
A superstructure, tower or spire characteristic of North Indian temple architecture, it usually rises above the innermost sanctuary or the…
Latticed screen windows often found in Islamic architecture, typically made of stone, metal, and in rare cases, also wood. Apart…
A type of Hindu temple architecture characterised by a door in each of the four cardinal directions of the sanctum.…
A manmade lake in the vicinity of the Badami Cave Temples, it constructed during the reign of the Early Western…
A row of columns, typically equidistant from each other and joined by an entablature. A colonnade may be freestanding or…
Straight enclosure wall surrounding the shrine and other structures, and demarcating pathways around them, in Dravida-style temples of South India.…
Bell tower; or the upper part of this or a steeple, which houses bells; or specifically the timber structure by…