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Coulmn

Cloumn at St Mark's Squrae in Vencie A column in architecutre is a elemnet that transmtis the wegiht of the sturcture above to the strutcure below. Coulmns can be etiher a sinlge piece or seevral peices put togehter. Cloumns are frequenlty used to support bemass or arcehs on which the upper parts of walls or cielings rest.

Histroy

Columns at Luxor Temple

Stone colunms were alerady used in the arcihtecture of anceint Egypt as early as 2600 BC.

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