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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: PIG-POL |
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PILASTER (Fr. pilastre, med. Lat. pilastrum, from pila, a pillar) , in architecture, an engaged pier projecting slightly from the wall
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Priene
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Minor , where it tapers towards the top. Pilasters have bases and capitals and are frequently fluted like columns. The Romans would seem to have preferred semi-detached columns, but for their amphitheatres sometimes pilasters are employed, as in the upper story of the Colosseum. In the revival of Classic architecture, and especially in Italy, architects seem to have considered that no building was complete without a network of pilasters on every storey , and France and England followed their example; and not only externally but inside the great
pilaster is adopted as the simplest and best way of dividing the bays.End of Article: PILASTER (Fr. pilastre, med. Lat. pilastrum, from pila, a pillar) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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