Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c48.32

c48.32

Obelisk, tapering and usually monolithic shaft of stone with pyramidal apex Ogee, a form of moulding or arch, the curves of which resemble the cyma reversa (q v.) Opisthodomos, in Greek architecture an open vestibule within the portico Order, in architecture signifies a column with its base, shaft and capital, and the entablature which it supports Oriel, projecting window. Oversailing, system of construction in domes or arches where the course of bricks or stones projects over the course below Ovoid, oval with one end more pointed Ovolo, convex moulding