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Technical Dictionary
Obelisk, tapering and usually monolithic shaft of stone with
pyramidal apex. Ogee, a form of moulding or arch, the curves of which resemble
the cyma reversa (q.v.) Opisthodomos, in Greek architecture an open vestibule within
the portico. Order, in architecture signifies a column with its base, shaft and
capital, and the entablature which it supports. Oriel, projecting window. Oversailing, system of construction in domes or arches where
the course of bricks or stones projects over the course below. Ovoid, oval with one end more pointed. Ovolo, convex moulding.
P Pada, foot or base. Pada-vinyasa, ground plan. Padma, lotus, moulding having the curves of the lotus petal, cyma
reversa or recta. Padmabhandam, neck moulding. Padmam, pedestal. Padmasana, lotus throne. Paga, projecting pilaster-like surface of an Orissan temple
(exterior). Pagoda, tall structure in several stories. Paksala, kitchen. Palagai, square member forming upper portion of Dravidian
capital ; abacus Palimpsest, an inscription or manuscript over which another has
been subsequently written. Pancharam, attic or superstructure ; also pavilion. Pancharatha deul, structure having five pilasters on its facade. Panchayatana, temple consisting of five shrines in a group. Panel, recessed compartment in a wall, etc.
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