plinth
Column's stone foundation
A plinth is the heavy base or platform on which a column, statue, or structure rests.
In architecture, it's the lowest part of a base, forming a visible foundation.
The term extends to any base that elevates and displays something: The sculpture stood on a marble plinth.
In British usage, a plinth can also be the baseboard running along the bottom of a wall or cabinet.
Underlying support structure
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- footingSecure ground position
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- anchorageSecure harbor spot
substructure · underpinning · load-bearing · cornerstone · bedrock · groundwork · reinforcement
Support for statuary
- columnVertical structural element
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- entablatureBeam structure on columns
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
capital · frieze · architrave · pilaster · portico · facade · balustrade · lintel
Support for statuary
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- artworkVisual creative production
showcase · museum · installation · viewing · collection · mounting · presentation · spotlight
foundation
Underlying support structure
anchorage · substructure · underpinning · load-bearing · cornerstone · bedrock · groundwork · reinforcement
pedestal
Support for statuary
- columnVertical structural element
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- entablatureBeam structure on columns
cornice · capital · frieze · architrave · pilaster · portico · facade · balustrade · lintel · masonry
pedestal
Support for statuary
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- exhibitionPublic display of items
artwork · showcase · museum · installation · viewing · collection · mounting · presentation · spotlight · curator
statue
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- obeliskTapering stone monument
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
cenotaph · stele · bust · effigy · mausoleum · shrine · tombstone · monolith · landmark · bronze
altar
Sacred ritual table
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- fontCharacter style set
- tabernaclePortable sacred dwelling
reliquary · shrine · chapel · baldachin · sacristy · chancel
- art worldartist, painter, painting, paintings, sculpture
- building partsfacades, wall, door, windows, floor
- structureshouse, bridge, buildings, dome, building
- columnspillar, column, pillars, shaft, shafts
- platformspodium, Windows, stage, Linux, platform
- art termspainting, sculpture, drawing, portrait, landscape