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Nomenclature
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- Primary term
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pillar
- URI
- https://nomenclature.info/nom/382 (opens semantic view)
- Definition
- A post in the form of an upright, relatively slender shaft made of stone, wood, brick, or other material. It can be of any shape in cross-section. Used to support some part of the structure of a building, such as an arch, a vault, or a ceiling.
- Definition source(s)
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- Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2009–2018. “Parks Canada Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif et visuel de Parcs Canada.” 2009–2018.
- English
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- Term (International)
- pillar
- Alternative term(s)
- pier; pilastre
- French
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- Term (International)
- pilier
- Term gender (International)
- masculine
- Alternative term(s)
- poteau
- Date created
- 2010-01-01
- Date updated
- 2020-06-02
- Parks Canada code(s)
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- 01-00084
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- URL
- https://page.nomenclature.info/nom/382 (reopens this page)
Other references to this concept
Exact matching concepts from other linked open data sources
Note: external sources may not have all data in both English and French.
Data source | Label | Language | Match |
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus | pillars (structural elements) (Art & Architecture Thesaurus) | English | Exact |
Wikidata | pillar (Wikidata) | English | Exact |
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