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pilasters

noun

plural of pilaster

as in columns

an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure the rectangular pilasters spaced along the building's facade lend an air of classical grandeur

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Recent Examples of pilasters The small saints on side pilasters were sold off on the antiques market. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Even now, its fins and pilasters adorn plenty of new construction, and in real-estate-speak, the phrase is code for high class. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026 In the end, Laffrey, whose Broadway credits include Maybe Happy Ending and Parade, settled for using an iPhone app to record the size of pilasters and mullioned mirrors. — Carey Purcell, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2025 With pilasters, a limestone facade, and classic symmetrical design, the three-story building exemplifies the Beaux-Arts style popular at the turn of the 20th century, grand but not ostentatious. — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

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Similarly to the Chicago Theatre, the Rapp & Rapp team designed a balcony that spanned the breadth of the auditorium without any columns to block the spectators below, Loerzel and Pierce's book noted.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
The towering marble columns in the two-story lobby and the old-fashioned elevators with dials tracking the cars’ locations are but two of the many elements retained from the days when the edifice, built in 1911, was the Union National Bank.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

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