pedestal
Sculpture's elevated foundation
A pedestal is a base or support that elevates something—typically a statue, column, or decorative object.
The word extends to any platform that raises something literally or figuratively.
To put someone on a pedestal is to idealize them, treating them as worthy of admiration above ordinary people.
To knock someone off their pedestal is to expose their flaws.
Architectural support block
- columnVertical structural element
- pilasterShallow wall-mounted column
- capitalWealth used for investment
- entablatureBeam structure on columns
cornice · base · ionic · portico · colonnade · facade · balustrade · neoclassical
Supporting bottom structure
- platformRaised flat structure
- mountClimb up or steed
- holderOne who possesses
- bracketSupport or category
cradle · foundation · footing · rest · trivet · prop · rack · armature
Shaped three-dimensional art
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- bustFailure or sculpture
- artworkVisual creative production
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
showcase · museum · gallery · plinth · mannequin · installation · spotlight · presentation
plinth
Architectural support block
- columnVertical structural element
- pilasterShallow wall-mounted column
- capitalWealth used for investment
entablature · cornice · base · ionic · portico · colonnade · facade · balustrade · neoclassical · classical
base
Supporting bottom structure
bracket · cradle · foundation · footing · rest · trivet · prop · rack · armature · stabilizer
sculpture
Shaped three-dimensional art
exhibit · showcase · museum · gallery · plinth · mannequin · installation · spotlight · presentation · figurine
worship
Religious reverence and praise
glorify · idealize · adore · venerate · esteem · deify · hero-worship · adulation · infatuation · obsession
table
Horizontal furniture surface
lamp · lectern · birdbath · sundial · urn · console · accent table · side table · end table · decorative
- museumsmuseums, art museums, exhibits, galleries, exhibitions
- sculpturestatue, sculpture, sculptor, sculpting, bronze
- platformspodium, Windows, stage, Linux, platform
- living statuesliving statue, human statue, street artist, stillness, classical pose
- Museum Displaymannequin, display case, glass case, spotlight, information panel
- museum fixturesdisplay case, glass case, vitrine, diorama, label
- put on a pedestalIdealize beyond reason
- putting on a pedestalRevering someone unrealistically
- pedestrian pathsRoutes for foot traffic
- on a pedestal
- place on a pedestalGlorify beyond deserving
- pedestrian bridgesElevated walkways over obstacles
pedestrian, pedestals, pedestaled, pedestrianization, pedestrianize, pedestalized, pedestrianized