Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c48.12

c48.12

*Early English*, first of the three divisions of Gothic architecture in England, evolved during the thirteenth century. *Eaves*, *chajja*, lower portion of a roof projecting beyond the face of the wall. *Echinus*, evolo member of the Greek Doric capital, also a somewhat similar feature in the Ionic capital. *Enceinte*, enclosure *Entablature*, upper portion of a structure supported by a colonnade *Entasis*, slight convex curvature of the shaft of a column thus preventing a concave appearance