The Textbook of Architecture

Glossary · A

Adhishthana

Also called adhiṣṭhāna

The moulded base of a South Indian temple.

Where it appears in the book

In the chapters South and Southeast Asia.

Nearby in the glossary

Acanthus · Acroterion · Ad quadratum · Ad triangulum · Aedicule · Agora · Aisle · Alae