Corner Post - Three 2x4's nailed together and erected at all exterior corners of a house providing adequate nailing space for plaster lath. Corinthian - The type of Greek column characterized by simulated acanthus leaves.
Central or corner post of a staircase. A newel stair ascends round a central supporting newel; in Scotland called a turnpike stair.
Oversized and unornamented structural corner posts, roof rafters, purlins, brackets, porch posts, and railings Ornamental bracketing and bargeboards Wide band of trim under cornice sometimes extends beneath brackets, frequently paneled ...
NEWEL Central or corner post of a staircase. NICHE A shallow recess in a wall designed to contain a statue or some other ornament.
The sanctuary or central building of the mosque is a raised square wooden structure supported by four giant corner posts, between which small pillars take the weight of the wooden walls.
See also: Architecture, Brick, Arches, Ornament, Roman
 
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