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Pilaster: Type of termDefinition (tool-tip); TermPilaster; Alternative Terms-; Replaced with-; Short Description-; Long DescriptionFlat representation of a classical column in shallow relief. A pilaster respond is set at the end of a colonnade, arcade etc. to balance visually the column which it faces. A pilaster strip is a pilaster without base or capital (also called a lesene).; Images
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