Category:Columns

**column**
	structural element sustaining the weight of a building Columns of the Hypostyle Hall in Dendera Temple complex in Egypt.
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Subclass of	architectural structure; architectural element;
Part of	colonnade; building;
Connects with	soban;
Has part(s)	column base; shaft; capital;
Different from	Column; memorial column;
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	col•umn (1) tall pillar usually round and made of stone, either supporting part of the roof of a building or standing alone as a monument: The temple is supported by massive columns. (2) thing shaped like a column: a column of smoke = smoke rising straight up; a column of mercury (in the thermometer). (3) […] ^[1]
	pil•lar (1a) upright column of stone, wood, metal etc used as a support or an ornament, a monument, etc. (1b) thing in the shape of this: a pillar of cloud, fire, smoke, etc. (2) ~ of sth strong supporter of sth: a pillar of the Church, the establishment, the faith. (3) […] ^[1] A pillar's base section can be all shapes – except circular.
	pier […] (2) one of the pillars supporting an arch or a span of a bridge. (3) wall between two windows or other openings. […] (1a) structure of wood, iron, etc built out into the sea, a lake, etc so that boats can stop and take on or put down passengers or goods, →piers (coastal structure) […] ^[1]
	pile (1) heavy column of wood, metal or concrete placed upright in the ground or the sea-bed as a foundation for a building, support for bridge, etc. (2) number of things lying one upon another. […] ^[1]

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Oxford advanced learner's dictionary, ISBN 0194311414.

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Columns

Deutsch: Säulen sind lotrechte, freistehende Stützen aus Holz, Stein, Ziegel oder Metall mit rundem Querschnitt.

English: A column is a tall upright structure that is round and made of stone, either supporting roofs of buildings or standing alone as a monuments. It may form part of a colonnade.

Français : Une colonne est, soit un élément d'architecture, soit un monument isolé. Il peut être un élément d'une colonnade.

Italiano: Una Colonna è un elemento architettonico verticale portante di sezione circolare formato generalmente da base, fusto e capitello; se la sezione del fusto ha una qualunque altra forma che non sia il cerchio, si parla più propriamente di pilastro.