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  2. Dado (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a wall crown moulding ... Italian meaning "dice" or "cube", [2] and refers to "die", an architectural term for the middle section of a pedestal or plinth. [3]

  3. Pedestal - Wikipedia

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    The minimum height of the plinth is usually kept as 45 cm (for buildings) [citation needed]. It transmits loads from superstructure to the substructure and acts as the retaining wall for the filling inside the plinth or raised floor. In sculpting, the terms base, plinth, and pedestal are defined according to their subtle differences.

  4. Course (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Plinth: The bottom course of a wall. String course (Belt course or Band course): A decorative horizontal row of masonry, narrower than the other courses, that extends across the façade of a structure or wraps around decorative elements like columns. [1] [2] [4] Sill course: Stone masonry courses at the windowsill, projected out from the wall. [1]

  5. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    A garden design made from patterns of mostly low elements such as plant beds and small hedges interwoven with gravel or grass paths, historically meant to be open spaces. Modern parterres are often denser and taller. Pavilion A freestanding structure near the main building or an ending structure on building wings. Pedestal (also Plinth)

  6. Column - Wikipedia

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    The basis may consist of several elements, beginning with a wide, square slab known as a plinth. The simplest bases consist of the plinth alone, sometimes separated from the column by a convex circular cushion known as a torus. More elaborate bases include two toruses, separated by a concave section or channel known as a scotia or trochilus.

  7. Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal - Wikipedia

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    The minaret chhatris share the same finishing touches: a lotus design topped by a gilded finial. Each of the minarets was constructed slightly out of plumb to the outside of the plinth, so that in the event of collapse (a typical occurrence with many such tall constructions of the period) the structure would fall away from the tomb. [58]

  8. Pilaster - Wikipedia

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    Two decorative Corinthian pilasters in the Church of Saint-Sulpice (Paris). In architecture, a pilaster is both a load-bearing section of thickened wall or column integrated into a wall, and a purely decorative element in classical architecture which gives the appearance of a supporting column and articulates an extent of wall.

  9. Muqarnas - Wikipedia

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    The etymology of the word muqarnas is somewhat vague. [8] Its earliest use in Arabic dates to the 12th century. [1] It is thought to have originated from the Greek word korōnis, meaning "cornice" [1] or "ornamental molding". [8]