Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c48.8

c48.8

*Cell*, *kulika*. *Cella*, small chamber, compartment for the image of symbol *Chaitya*, originally a tumulus (*chita*), but subsequently a sanctuary of any kind ; the Buddhist temple. *Chakra*, Sacred Wheel of the Law (Buddhist) : also discus of Vishnu *Chamfer*, bevel or oblique surface, produced by cutting away a corner. *Chandrasila*, moon-stone, the semi-circular doorstep before a shrine *Chankrama*, place of the promenade of the Buddha at Budh Gaya *Chapel Royal*, church in connection with a royal palace. *Chaplet*, wreath or necklace *Char rasta*, junction of four roads . central place of a town. *Chauki*, bay between pillars : also entrance to a porch. *Chaultri*, pillared hall attached to outside of Dravidian temple *Chaumukh*, four images placed back to back, with the four faces looking towards the four cardinal points. *Chauri*, fly-whisk, symbol of royalty. *Chavada*, pavilion (western India). *Chhatra*, honorific umbrella ; a pavilion (Buddhist). *Chhatravali*, triple umbrella (Buddhist). *Chhatrayashti*, the staff or rod of the honorific umbrella. *Chunam*, lime, also plaster or stucco *Citadel*, fortress, especially guarding or dominating a city. *Classical*, of the first class of the standard of the ancient Greeks and Romans : style of antiquity. *Clerestory*, upper division of the walls of a building from which light was obtained *Cloister*, covered corridors, or passages usually surrounding an open square *Coffer*, sunk panel in a ceiling. *Colonnade*, series of columns *Column*, vertical support, pillar. *Coping*, *ushnisha*, capping or covering to a wall. *Corbel*, blocks of stone projecting from a wall or pier . brackets. *Core*, inner construction of a wall, or other architectural feature. *Corinthian* order, the most ornate of the Greek orders of architecture. *Cornice*, any crowning portion or projection. *Corridor*, passage in a building. *Cramp*, metal bar for holding masonry. *Cruciform*, in the form of a cross. *Crutch*, pillar or support surmounted by crosspiece. *Cupola*, *sringa*, spherical roof. *Cushion-member*, a form of capital in the shape of a cushion, generally found in the rock architecture *Cyma*, moulding in an outline of two curves : cyma recta, the concave curve surmounts the convex . cyma reversa, the convex surmounts the concave.