balustrade
Row of balusters
A balustrade is a railing supported by a row of short decorative pillars, typically found along the edge of a balcony, staircase, or terrace.
The individual pillars are balusters; the balustrade is the complete assembly including the rail on top.
She leaned against the marble balustrade overlooking the garden.
Stairway handrail support
- newelRailing's supporting post
- spindlesRotating rods for thread
- staircaseIndoor flight of steps
- balconyRaised exterior platform
terrace · parapet · colonnade · veranda · loggia · portico · volute · stringer
Indoor flight of steps
- balconyRaised exterior platform
- terracePaved outdoor extension
- verandaRoofed open-air porch
- porchCovered entryway structure
deck · landing · bridge · altar rail · choir loft · pulpit · rooftop · poolside
Of a prim era
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- colonialOf occupied territories
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- neoclassicalReviving ancient aesthetic principles
Palladian · Edwardian · Renaissance · Art Nouveau · Beaux-Arts · Italianate · Jacobean · ornate
Horizontal support bar
- postVertical structural beam
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- capCovering for top
- plinthArchitectural support block
pedestal · column · shaft · finial · molding · frieze · cornice · architrave
Roadside safety barrier
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- gripSecure manual hold
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- protectionGuarding against harm
childproof · fall prevention · height requirement · spacing · enclosure · secure · sturdy · anchored
banister
Stairway handrail support
balcony · terrace · parapet · colonnade · veranda · loggia · portico · volute · stringer · tread
staircase
Indoor flight of steps
porch · deck · landing · bridge · altar rail · choir loft · pulpit · rooftop · poolside · pier
Victorian
Of a prim era
neoclassical · Palladian · Edwardian · Renaissance · Art Nouveau · Beaux-Arts · Italianate · Jacobean · ornate · carved
rail
Horizontal support bar
plinth · pedestal · column · shaft · finial · molding · frieze · cornice · architrave · fillet
guardrail
Roadside safety barrier
protection · childproof · fall prevention · height requirement · spacing · enclosure · secure · sturdy · anchored · reinforced
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
- barrierswalls, wall, fences, fence, barrier
- building partsfacades, wall, door, windows, floor
- Courtyardatrium, cloister, patio, courtyard garden, central fountain
- railsguardrail, monorail, banister, light rail, railing
- stairsstair, stairs, treads, steps, staircase