The Textbook of Architecture

Glossary · S

Stupi

Also called stūpi

The finial on the domed crown of a South Indian vimana.

Where it appears in the book

In the chapters South and Southeast Asia.

A feature of Hindu Temple: Dravida (South Indian) architecture.

Nearby in the glossary

Stomion · Stretcher · Stroll garden · Stupa · Stylobate · Sukiya · Systyle · Taberna