plinths
Columns rest here
Plinths is the plural of plinth, a heavy base or platform supporting a statue, column, or decorative object.
In architecture, the plinth is the projecting base of a wall or building.
The word suggests solid, permanent support: The marble busts sat on matching plinths.
Display pedestals in museums and galleries are often called plinths.
Supporting bottom structure
- pedestalSupport for statuary
- columnVertical structural element
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- supportTo uphold or sustain
molding · dado · classical · entablature · Doric · Ionic · Corinthian · temple
Solid building mixture
- formworkMold for poured concrete
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
- structuralRelating to building framework
- foundationUnderlying support structure
footing · masonry · blockwork · leveling · building · reinforced · casting · floor
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
- bustFailure or sculpture
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- displayPresentation for viewing
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
museum · pedestal · bronze · marble · figure · exhibition · artwork · presentation
Enclosed storage furniture
- sideboardFurniture for dishes and linens
- cupboardEnclosed storage furniture
- baseboardTrim covering wall-floor junction
- kickboardBuoyant swimming training aid
skirting · appliance · washing machine · refrigerator · built-in · fitted · kitchen · concealment
base
Supporting bottom structure
- pedestalSupport for statuary
- columnVertical structural element
- foundationUnderlying support structure
support · molding · dado · classical · entablature · Doric · Ionic · Corinthian · temple · portico
concrete
Solid building mixture
- formworkMold for poured concrete
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
- structuralRelating to building framework
foundation · footing · masonry · blockwork · leveling · building · reinforced · casting · floor · elevation
statue
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
- bustFailure or sculpture
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- displayPresentation for viewing
gallery · museum · pedestal · bronze · marble · figure · exhibition · artwork · presentation · mounting
cabinet
Enclosed storage furniture
- sideboardFurniture for dishes and linens
- cupboardEnclosed storage furniture
- baseboardTrim covering wall-floor junction
kickboard · skirting · appliance · washing machine · refrigerator · built-in · fitted · kitchen · concealment · leveling
- public artstatues, sculptures, murals, monuments, fountains
- columnspillar, column, pillars, shaft, shafts
- Classical Sculpturebusts, marble busts, bronze busts, marble sculptures, bronze statues
- display fixturesdisplay case, jewelry displays, endcaps, shelving, racks
- millworkcrown molding, baseboards, wainscoting, chair rail, molding
- pedestalspedestals, bases, stands, mounts