Illustrated Architecture Dictionary - INDEX
Shaft
The main body of a column, pilaster or pier between the capital and the base
In medieval architecture, a small column, as in a clustered pier, supporting a vaulting ribFound in almost all western styles of architecture
Examples from Buffalo architecture:
- Illustration above: Albright-Knox Art Gallery
- Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society Museum
- Forest Lawn Cemetery - Main Street Entrance Gate
Examples from Europe: