brick columns

Stacked clay piers

Brick columns are vertical structural or decorative supports built from stacked bricks, typically found at entrances, along driveways, or supporting porches and pergolas.

They may be purely ornamental or bear actual weight.

The estate's entrance featured matching brick columns topped with lanterns.

The term is straightforward architectural description rather than a specialized phrase.

Related
  • pillarUpright architectural support
  • masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
  • mortarGrinding bowl or binder
  • stoneSolid earth fragment
  • pierWaterfront landing structure

load bearing · pedestal · arch · facade · porch · entrance · entry gate · gate · wrought iron · sturdy · stacked · red · clay · support · driveway · curb appeal · estate · garden wall

Opposites
construction material

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Vertical metal structural supports

wooden columns · concrete columns · wooden posts · stone columns · marble columns

structural element type

brick columnsbrick arches

Curved structures of stacked blocks

floor joists · roof trusses · crossbeams · headers

structural form

brick columnsbrick walls

Structures of stacked blocks

lintels · floor joists

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G