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Architectural Terms
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Diaper, small floral pattern repeated continuously over a wall
surface. Dikpala, guardian of one of the cardinal points. Dipdan, lamp pillar. Dipmala, high tower or pillar for festival light. Distyle in antis, term for a facade having two columns between
pilasters or antes. Dola, swing. Doric Order, first and simplest order of Grecian architecture. Dormer, window in a sloping roof. Dormitory, sleeping room with several beds or cubicles. Dry masonry, stones laid without mortar or any adhesive. Durbar, Indian court or levee. Dvarpala, doorkeeper. Dwarf pillars, anghri.
Early English, first of the three divisions of Gothic architecture
in England, evolved during the thirteenth century. Eaves, Chajja, lower portion of a roof projecting beyond the face
of the wall. Echinus, evolvo member of the Greek Doric capital, also a
somewhat similar feature in the lonic capital. Enceinte, enclosure. Entablature, upper portion of a structure supported by a
colonnade. Entasis, slight convex curvature of the shaft of a column thus
preventing a concave appearance.
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