Column
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A column in structural engineering is a vertical structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. For the purpose of wind or earthquake engineering, columns may be designed to resist lateral forces. Other compression members are often termed "columns" because of the similar stress conditions. Columns are frequently used to support beams or arches on which the upper parts of walls or ceilings rest. In architecture "column" refers to such a structural element that also has certain proportional and decorative features. A column might also be a decorative or triumphant feature but need not be supporting any structure e.g. a statue on top.
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Notable columns
- Alexander Column
- Ashoka Column
- Berlin victory column
- Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
- Iron Column
- Monument to the Great Fire of London
- Nelson's Column
- Rostral Columns
- Sigismund's Column
- Trajan's Column
- Brock's Monument
- Vendome Column
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See also
- Buckling
- Capital
- Colonnade
- Composite Order
- Corinthian Order
- Column (periodical)
- Doric Order
- Entasis
- Ionic Order
- Marian and Holy Trinity columns
- Persian column
- Pier (architecture)
- Pilaster
- Spur (architecture)
- Stanchion
- Tuscan Order
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