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Section 03 of six
Pillared hall
Bay spacing, monolithic shafts, and carving kept off the loaded face.
Fig. 1 — Pillared hall
The grid of a pillared hall is set by the longest beam available, not by the plan.
Photo: Hampi - Hazara Rama Temple - Mandapa - Pillar · Wikimedia Commons
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Entries in Pillared hall5 entries
- 01Bay spacingThe grid of a pillared hall is set by the longest beam available, not by the plan.4 min
- 02The monolithic shaftOne stone, quarried, moved and stood. The transport problem is the real one.3 min
- 03Brackets and corbelsStepping the support outward shortens the span. The bracket is arithmetic before it is ornament.3 min
- 04Carving off the loaded faceOrnament goes where stress does not. A carved column is carved in the safe places.3 min
- 05The thousand pillarsWhat the count actually is, and why the number was worth claiming.3 min
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