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Taiji
Also called platform (taiji)
The raised platform of rammed earth faced with brick or stone on which a Chinese building stands; its height and balustrades express rank.
See also: Jian
Where it appears in the book
A feature of Chinese architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Tablero · Tablinum · Taenia · Taihu stone · Tailiang · Taisha-zukuri · Tala · Talud