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Technical Dictionary
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Machicolation, parapet of fortress with opening for dropping
missiles. Madapalli, cooking room, kitchen. Madar (Jain) large subsidiary shrine. Mahabharata, great Sanskrit Epic of India. Mahadvara, outer gate surmounted by a lofty superstructure,
(Chalukyan). Maha Govinda, in Buddhist writings the name of an architect
who built several important cities and fortresses. Mahall, palace. Maha-mandapam, large enclosed hall in front of main shrine :
also transepts. Mahayana, later development of Buddhism. Makara, crocodile-shaped creature presumed to symbolize the
river Ganges. Malleable, adaptable, pliable, can be hammered or pressed into
shape. Manasara, ancient Indian architectural treatise. Manastambha, free-standing pillar in front of temple. Mandapa, mandapam, large open hall. Mandir, temple. Mandovara, central and principal space in the outer wall of a
Gujarati temple. Mashrabiya, lattice-work formed of small pieces of wood jointed
together. Matha, monastery or convent. Mausoleum, large tomb building. Medhi, terrace. Megalithic, structure in which there is a marked use of large
· stones. Merlon, part of embattled parapet between two embrasures. Meroes, pagoda (Bali). Moat, deep wide ditch surrounding a fort. Modillions, projecting brackets in the classical orders.
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