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Compound pier

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156: 223: 140: 28: 182: 78:, or the tie-beam of an important roof. In these cases, though performing different functions, the drums of the pier are often cut out of one stone. There are, however, cases where the shafts are detached from the pier and coupled to it by 155: 139: 264: 70:, to which engaged or semi-detached shafts have been attached, in order to perform (or to suggest the performance of) certain definite structural objects, such as to carry 222: 202: 257: 197: 293: 250: 27: 283: 230: 288: 94: 79: 118: 146: 75: 106: 63: 36: 110: 234: 187:
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of additional orders, or to support the transverse or diagonal ribs of a
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A pilier cantonné is a type of compound pier commonly associated with
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is one type of compound pier. Compound piers can often be found in
122: 67: 40: 126: 71: 238: 117:attached to a large central core that support the 258: 8: 265: 251: 109:. First used in the construction of the 26: 172: 135: 31:Example of a compound pier in the maha 7: 219: 217: 66:which consists of a centre mass or 237:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 25: 221: 180: 154: 138: 113:, the pilier cantonné has four 82:at regular heights, as in the 1: 145:Diagram of compound pier in 294:Architectural element stubs 310: 216: 58:term given to a clustered 107:High Gothic architecture 203:Encyclopædia Britannica 284:Architectural elements 233:–related article is a 149:in Winchester, England 44: 231:architectural element 30: 147:Winchester Cathedral 289:Gothic architecture 111:Chartres Cathedral 45: 246: 245: 16:(Redirected from 301: 267: 260: 253: 225: 218: 208: 207: 186: 184: 183: 177: 158: 142: 21: 18:Clustered column 309: 308: 304: 303: 302: 300: 299: 298: 274: 273: 272: 271: 214: 212: 211: 196:, ed. (1911). " 192: 181: 179: 178: 174: 169: 162: 161:Pilier cantonné 159: 150: 143: 103: 101:Pilier cantonné 91:pilier cantonné 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 307: 305: 297: 296: 291: 286: 276: 275: 270: 269: 262: 255: 247: 244: 243: 226: 210: 209: 194:Chisholm, Hugh 171: 170: 168: 165: 164: 163: 160: 153: 151: 144: 137: 102: 99: 43:, south India. 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 306: 295: 292: 290: 287: 285: 282: 281: 279: 268: 263: 261: 256: 254: 249: 248: 242: 240: 236: 232: 227: 224: 220: 215: 205: 204: 199: 198:Compound Pier 195: 190: 189:public domain 176: 173: 166: 157: 152: 148: 141: 136: 134: 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 100: 98: 96: 92: 87: 85: 84:Early English 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 56:architectural 53: 49: 48:Compound pier 42: 38: 34: 29: 19: 239:expanding it 228: 213: 201: 175: 123:aisle vaults 104: 97:cathedrals. 90: 88: 52:cluster pier 51: 47: 46: 278:Categories 167:References 129:-vaulting 115:colonettes 95:Romanesque 39:Temple in 131:responds 86:period. 80:annulets 37:Vitthala 191::  54:is the 35:of the 33:mandapa 185:  119:arcade 72:arches 60:column 229:This 76:vault 68:newel 41:Hampi 235:stub 127:nave 125:and 64:pier 200:". 62:or 50:or 280:: 133:. 121:, 89:A 266:e 259:t 252:v 241:. 20:)

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mandapa
Vitthala
Hampi
architectural
column
pier
newel
arches
vault
annulets
Early English
Romanesque
High Gothic architecture
Chartres Cathedral
colonettes
arcade
aisle vaults
nave
responds
Diagram of compound pier in Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, England
Winchester Cathedral
Pilier cantonné
public domain
Chisholm, Hugh
Compound Pier
Encyclopædia Britannica
Stub icon
architectural element

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